What happened
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privacy data omitted Was working with a student (privacy data omitted) on a commercial cross country flight. privacy data omitted Reported that the night sky was clear of clouds with little to no wind. privacy data omitted Observed the student maneuver the aircraft in the traffic pattern to runway 28R. While on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern privacy data omitted noticed the student was diverging from the runway. The aircraft was maneuvered by the student onto a low and long final approach at which point privacy data omitted instructed the student to ?add power to get back on the glide path?. The airplane was re-established on glide path at approximately ¾ mile from the threshold (the VASI was not operational for runway 28R). The student maintained the glide path to the runway and upon reaching approximately 30 feet the student pulled the power to idle. The student maintained a level flight attitude while the aircraft sank to the runway and consequently made a hard landing. The aircraft bounced approximately 5 feet into the air before landing again on the runway. At no time did privacy data omitted attempt a go-around during the approach and landing.
The aircraft was taxied to the self-serve fuel island and refueled. After the aircraft was refueled and during pre-flight for the return trip it was noticed that both propellers had been damaged during the landing.
privacy data omitted Mentioned that he likes to let the student experience bad landings so that they can discuss what happened and learn from the mistake, and that is why the aircraft was allowed to continue to the runway.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS WORKING WITH A STUDENT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) ON A COMMERCIAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE NIGHT SKY WAS CLEAR OF CLOUDS WITH LITTLE TO NO WIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE STUDENT MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RUNWAY 28R. WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED THE STUDENT WAS DIVERGING FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED BY THE STUDENT ONTO A LOW AND LONG FINAL APPROACH AT WHICH POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO ?ADD POWER TO GET BACK ON THE GLIDE PATH?. THE AIRPLANE WAS RE-ESTABLISHED ON GLIDE PATH AT APPROXIMATELY ¾ MILE FROM THE THRESHOLD (THE VASI WAS NOT OPERATIONAL FOR RUNWAY 28R). THE STUDENT MAINTAINED THE GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY AND UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET THE STUDENT PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE STUDENT MAINTAINED A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE RUNWAY AND CONSEQUENTLY MADE A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET INTO THE AIR BEFORE LANDING AGAIN ON THE RUNWAY. AT NO TIME DID ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE SELF-SERVE FUEL ISLAND AND REFUELED. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED AND DURING PRE-FLIGHT FOR THE RETURN TRIP IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH PROPELLERS HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MENTIONED THAT HE LIKES TO LET THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE BAD LANDINGS SO THAT THEY CAN DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED AND LEARN FROM THE MISTAKE, AND THAT IS WHY THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO THE RUNWAY.
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