What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot with the instructor on board landed twenty yards short of the runway. The aircraft hit the end of runway light with the right main landing gear strut, damaging the strut fairing. The runway light broke from its base and hit the fuselage just behind the right main landing gear causing a five inch crease in the fuselage skin.
Pilot statement:
Turbulence in the pattern was light chop. Student was doing well in pattern, square turns, staying within 100 feet of pattern (1800) descent and approach were good. Approaching the runway the plane dropped quickly when he pulled the power off and touched down hard about a few feet short of the runway taking out one of the end lights. I grabbed the controls (too late) got the plane off the ground and back over the runway, leveled off, did not climb. Milked up the flaps and waited until the airspeed climbed to 80 KTS. By that time we were near the end of the runway. I took the plane around and landed it. I called the tower and reported the incident, also talked to the owner of aviation center.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WITH THE INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD LANDED TWENTY YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE END OF RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT, DAMAGING THE STRUT FAIRING. THE RUNWAY LIGHT BROKE FROM ITS BASE AND HIT THE FUSELAGE JUST BEHIND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING A FIVE INCH CREASE IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN.
PILOT STATEMENT:
TURBULENCE IN THE PATTERN WAS LIGHT CHOP. STUDENT WAS DOING WELL IN PATTERN, SQUARE TURNS, STAYING WITHIN 100 FEET OF PATTERN (1800) DESCENT AND APPROACH WERE GOOD. APPROACHING THE RUNWAY THE PLANE DROPPED QUICKLY WHEN HE PULLED THE POWER OFF AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ABOUT A FEW FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY TAKING OUT ONE OF THE END LIGHTS. I GRABBED THE CONTROLS (TOO LATE) GOT THE PLANE OFF THE GROUND AND BACK OVER THE RUNWAY, LEVELED OFF, DID NOT CLIMB. MILKED UP THE FLAPS AND WAITED UNTIL THE AIRSPEED CLIMBED TO 80 KTS. BY THAT TIME WE WERE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. I TOOK THE PLANE AROUND AND LANDED IT. I CALLED THE TOWER AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT, ALSO TALKED TO THE OWNER OF AVIATION CENTER.
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