What happened
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August 26, 2009 inspected the aircraft at the costal empire flight training facility located at the Savannah airport (sav) Savannah ga. The subject aircraft a Piper PA-34-200 was parked in the tie down outside of the school. Mr. Jason stoddart the pilot in command, and flight school director privacy data omitted were present. The aircraft a Piper PA-34-200T received substantial damage. The nose section and had substantial damage at the cockpit firewall as a result of the nose gear support being driven up by the impact and popping the windshields and windshield post. The right engine propeller had sustained damage as well. The interview with the pilot in command Mr. Jason stoddart and on scene investigation revealed the following: Mr. Stoddart holds an FAA flight instructor airplane single and multi engine rating, and a first class medical certificate dated 09/18/08 Mr. Stoddart has 60 hours in this make and model aircraft and 450 hours total time. Mr. Stoddart has logged 45 hours in the last 90 days. At the time of the accident (17:50 LCL) the weather was VMC. According to Mr. Stoddart , he was giving flight instruction to Mr. Eric bradley barnett and while Mr. Barnett was landing on runway 19 at sav, just before touch down he pulled abruptly back on the control wheel causing the aircraft to nose up approximately 10 feet and stall. The instructor Mr. Jason stoddart attempted to nose forward with the control wheel and apply power but was not able to arrest the stall. The aircraft nosed in and contacted the runway at such an angle that the right hand engine propeller momentarily contacted the surface. After the aircraft settled in on the runway the PIC taxied to the ramp and parked. When the PIC was securing the aircraft, during and inspection the exterior the windshield damage was noted as well as the right hand engine prop tips. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose area and windscreen post as well as the right hand engine and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
AUGUST 26, 2009 INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE COSTAL EMPIRE FLIGHT TRAINING FACILITY LOCATED AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT (SAV) SAVANNAH GA. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT A PIPER PA-34-200 WAS PARKED IN THE TIE DOWN OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. MR. JASON STODDART THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND FLIGHT SCHOOL DIRECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE PRESENT. THE AIRCRAFT A PIPER PA-34-200T RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NOSE SECTION AND HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AT THE COCKPIT FIREWALL AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT BEING DRIVEN UP BY THE IMPACT AND POPPING THE WINDSHIELDS AND WINDSHIELD POST. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL. THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND MR. JASON STODDART AND ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: MR. STODDART HOLDS AN FAA FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI ENGINE RATING, AND A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 09/18/08 MR. STODDART HAS 60 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 450 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. STODDART HAS LOGGED 45 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (17:50 LCL) THE WEATHER WAS VMC. ACCORDING TO MR. STODDART , HE WAS GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO MR. ERIC BRADLEY BARNETT AND WHILE MR. BARNETT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT SAV, JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN HE PULLED ABRUPTLY BACK ON THE CONTROL WHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE UP APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AND STALL. THE INSTRUCTOR MR. JASON STODDART ATTEMPTED TO NOSE FORWARD WITH THE CONTROL WHEEL AND APPLY POWER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ARREST THE STALL. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED IN AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AT SUCH AN ANGLE THAT THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE PROPELLER MOMENTARILY CONTACTED THE SURFACE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN ON THE RUNWAY THE PIC TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND PARKED. WHEN THE PIC WAS SECURING THE AIRCRAFT, DURING AND INSPECTION THE EXTERIOR THE WINDSHIELD DAMAGE WAS NOTED AS WELL AS THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE PROP TIPS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AREA AND WINDSCREEN POST AS WELL AS THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE AND PROPELLER.
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