What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 17, 2016 at approximately 2100 local time, a commercial pilot exercising the privileges of a certified flight instructor rating with airplane single engine land, was involved in an aircraft accident while landing at the Salina municipal airport (ksln), Salina, Kansas. The aircraft was owned and operated by a 14 CFR part 141 pilot school; the flight instruction event was conducted in accordance with the approved 141 training course outline.
The aircraft departed ksln, in the evening, for a part 141 instructional flight; the certified flight instructor was providing dual instruction to a student enrolled in the commercial pilot program and was demonstrating a power-off 180 degree spot landing. During the touchdown phase the aircraft stalled resulting in a hard landing; the aircraft impacted the runway in a right wing down attitude.
The instructor and pilot on board the aircraft at the time of this accident did not sustain any injuries; aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the airport at the time of the accident.
The airman did not report any mechanical irregularities that would have contributed to this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 17, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 LOCAL TIME, A COMMERCIAL PILOT EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT THE SALINA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSLN), SALINA, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A 14 CFR PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL; THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION EVENT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED 141 TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSLN, IN THE EVENING, FOR A PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT; THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PROVIDING DUAL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT ENROLLED IN THE COMMERCIAL PILOT PROGRAM AND WAS DEMONSTRATING A POWER-OFF 180 DEGREE SPOT LANDING. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING; THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE.
THE INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES; AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIRMAN DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.