What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The PIC was instructing privacy data omitted flying from the left seat and privacy data omitted in the rear seat. This was the first time the student had flown with the instructor. Instructor had a total of 4.5 hours dual given at time of accident. Student was practicing short field landing technique when airspeed deteriorated quickly; the instructor tried to apply full throttle but missed the lever that was covered by the student's hand. Power was not added, aircraft dropped from 25' AGL. Aircraft impacted in a slightly nose low attitude, the propeller struck the runway, nose gear and main struts absorbed impact. Aircraft came to rest with right wing impacting a runway sign. No mechanical discrepencies were present before the impact, logbooks indicate aircaft was airworthy.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PIC WAS INSTRUCTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE REAR SEAT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE STUDENT HAD FLOWN WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. INSTRUCTOR HAD A TOTAL OF 4.5 HOURS DUAL GIVEN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. STUDENT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE WHEN AIRSPEED DETERIORATED QUICKLY; THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO APPLY FULL THROTTLE BUT MISSED THE LEVER THAT WAS COVERED BY THE STUDENT'S HAND. POWER WAS NOT ADDED, AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM 25' AGL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR AND MAIN STRUTS ABSORBED IMPACT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH RIGHT WING IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPENCIES WERE PRESENT BEFORE THE IMPACT, LOGBOOKS INDICATE AIRCAFT WAS AIRWORTHY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.