What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As the aircraft began to flare on landing, the airspeed became too slow. An attempt to add power was made, but the throttle response was too slow to respond. The aircraft dropped and made a hard landing short of runway 34 in the grassy area causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The landing gear collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLARE ON LANDING, THE AIRSPEED BECAME TOO SLOW. AN ATTEMPT TO ADD POWER WAS MADE, BUT THE THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS TOO SLOW TO RESPOND. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND MADE A HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 34 IN THE GRASSY AREA CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N1258C · 2
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