From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While conducting practice landings at Wickenburg (E25) the student began his round out a little high. The instructor allowed the student to continue but realized he was not correcting as soon as he should. The instructor took control of the aircraft later than he should have and did not add power to increase airspeed. During the flair the airspeed dissipated faster than the instructor expected. The aircraft contacted the runway hard. No injuries to instructor or students.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING PRACTICE LANDINGS AT WICKENBURG (E25) THE STUDENT BEGAN HIS ROUND OUT A LITTLE HIGH. THE INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO CONTINUE BUT REALIZED HE WAS NOT CORRECTING AS SOON AS HE SHOULD. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT LATER THAN HE SHOULD HAVE AND DID NOT ADD POWER TO INCREASE AIRSPEED. DURING THE FLAIR THE AIRSPEED DISSIPATED FASTER THAN THE INSTRUCTOR EXPECTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD. NO INJURIES TO INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.