What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was returning to base from a lesson that included takeoffs and landings at bridgeport's Sikorsky memorial airport (kbdr) in Connecticut. The student pilot was preparing for a landing runway 29 at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, NY. The instructor decided to take the controls on short final because the aircraft appeared to be on a lower than normal approach and would land on the displaced threshold of runway 29. The instructor corrected the situation by adding power and pitching up. The instructor then told the student to take control of the aircraft. The student took the controls, pulled back on the throttle and bounced hard on the nose. The instructor took over, performed a go-around and landed on runway 34 at White Plains without further incident. The aircraft was taxied back to the ramp where the damage was discovered.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE FROM A LESSON THAT INCLUDED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT BRIDGEPORT'S SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KBDR) IN CONNECTICUT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR A LANDING RUNWAY 29 AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. THE INSTRUCTOR DECIDED TO TAKE THE CONTROLS ON SHORT FINAL BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ON A LOWER THAN NORMAL APPROACH AND WOULD LAND ON THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 29. THE INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED THE SITUATION BY ADDING POWER AND PITCHING UP. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN TOLD THE STUDENT TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT TOOK THE CONTROLS, PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE AND BOUNCED HARD ON THE NOSE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER, PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 AT WHITE PLAINS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.
NTSB investigation
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