What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Thursday, April 8th, 2010, privacy data omitted the pilot in command (PIC) began a visual flight check with instructor, privacy data omitted at approximately 1925 hours,. They took off from Lawton/ft Sill regional airport (klaw) and immediately came around for the first landing with a simulated 50 foot obstacle. During the approach, the PIC allowed the aircraft to get slow. The instructor privacy data omitted called out, "you're getting slow". PIC made no effort to correct at which point privacy data omitted repeated, "you're slow". The PIC acknowledged stating they still had lift according to the angle of attack. At this point the aircraft lost lift and dropped to the runway impacting it nose gear first at approximately 1950 hours. Weather was clear and sunny with light winds from the south. Aircraft records provided evidence of current annual and proper maintenance being performed regularly. Visual inspection of aircraft provided further of evidence of such.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2010, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) BEGAN A VISUAL FLIGHT CHECK WITH INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT APPROXIMATELY 1925 HOURS,. THEY TOOK OFF FROM LAWTON/FT SILL REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLAW) AND IMMEDIATELY CAME AROUND FOR THE FIRST LANDING WITH A SIMULATED 50 FOOT OBSTACLE. DURING THE APPROACH, THE PIC ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET SLOW. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED OUT, "YOU'RE GETTING SLOW". PIC MADE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT AT WHICH POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPEATED, "YOU'RE SLOW". THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGED STATING THEY STILL HAD LIFT ACCORDING TO THE ANGLE OF ATTACK. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY IMPACTING IT NOSE GEAR FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 HOURS.WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. AIRCRAFT RECORDS PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF CURRENT ANNUAL AND PROPER MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED REGULARLY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT PROVIDED FURTHER OF EVIDENCE OF SUCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.