What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 12, 2009 the instructor was instructing student pilot in N408RA, a Remos G-3, a light sport category airplane at Erie, colrado tri-county airport. The student made a rough landing and bounced into the air at which time the instructor ordered a go-around. The instructor then took over the controls and stated the aircraft was not responding and may have been stalled. The aircraft drifted over the grass beside the runway and the propeller hit a runway light and taxiway sign. The propeller was broken, the horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, and left landing gear were damaged. There were no injuries. Weather was not a factor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 12, 2009 THE INSTRUCTOR WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT PILOT IN N408RA, A REMOS G-3, A LIGHT SPORT CATEGORY AIRPLANE AT ERIE, COLRADO TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT. THE STUDENT MADE A ROUGH LANDING AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AT WHICH TIME THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED A GO-AROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RESPONDING AND MAY HAVE BEEN STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OVER THE GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY AND THE PROPELLER HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
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