What happened
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On April 7, 2014, N4984J, a Piper arrow landed short of runway 13 at kucp. The instructor stated that the flight was a training flight in which he and the student were performing power off 180 accuracy approaches. Upon landing, the instructor stated that he thought they would make the runway. The instructor stated that the airspeed was "good" and that he didn't think they were going to land short. The instructor stated that the aircraft hit the grass, short of runway 13 at kucp and skidded about 400 feet down the end of the runway. Markings in the grass showed that the aircraft landed approximately 30 feet from the runway threshold and approximately 210 feet from the threshold to the final stopping point. The aircraft nose was broken and hanging from the attach points. The propeller was bent on both tips with bending consistant to a low power setting. The runway revealed propeller markings.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2014, N4984J, A PIPER ARROW LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 13 AT KUCP. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT IN WHICH HE AND THE STUDENT WERE PERFORMING POWER OFF 180 ACCURACY APPROACHES. UPON LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THEY WOULD MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS "GOOD" AND THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE GOING TO LAND SHORT. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GRASS, SHORT OF RUNWAY 13 AT KUCP AND SKIDDED ABOUT 400 FEET DOWN THE END OF THE RUNWAY. MARKINGS IN THE GRASS SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD TO THE FINAL STOPPING POINT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS BROKEN AND HANGING FROM THE ATTACH POINTS. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT ON BOTH TIPS WITH BENDING CONSISTANT TO A LOW POWER SETTING. THE RUNWAY REVEALED PROPELLER MARKINGS.
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