What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
VFR day flight departed kboi to drop off two passengers at kely and return to kboi with two different passengers. This flight was dual purpose. One of the passengers was also a certificated pilot working on adding single engine land to his pilot certificate. The assigned PIC was a CFI and agreed to provide flight instruction enroute to kely.
At kely the trainee was the pilot on the controls: the approach was a little fast and when the flare to land was initiated the airplane ballooned and then bounced. The CFI took the controls after the first bounce, bounced again then landed. The trainee taxied to the ramp.
I did not hear the tail had hit the runway. Nor, did I look at the tail in Ely before returning to boise.
The airplane was refueled, passengers loaded and the returned to kboi with the same PIC.
After landing and shutdown back at kboi a standard post flight inspection found the damage to the tail.
As the FAA filed it
VFR DAY FLIGHT DEPARTED KBOI TO DROP OFF TWO PASSENGERS AT KELY AND RETURN TO KBOI WITH TWO DIFFERENT PASSENGERS. THIS FLIGHT WAS DUAL PURPOSE. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS ALSO A CERTIFICATED PILOT WORKING ON ADDING SINGLE ENGINE LAND TO HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE ASSIGNED PIC WAS A CFI AND AGREED TO PROVIDE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION ENROUTE TO KELY.
AT KELY THE TRAINEE WAS THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS: THE APPROACH WAS A LITTLE FAST AND WHEN THE FLARE TO LAND WAS INITIATED THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND THEN BOUNCED. THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE, BOUNCED AGAIN THEN LANDED. THE TRAINEE TAXIED TO THE RAMP.
I DID NOT HEAR THE TAIL HAD HIT THE RUNWAY. NOR, DID I LOOK AT THE TAIL IN ELY BEFORE RETURNING TO BOISE.
THE AIRPLANE WAS REFUELED, PASSENGERS LOADED AND THE RETURNED TO KBOI WITH THE SAME PIC.
AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN BACK AT KBOI A STANDARD POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE DAMAGE TO THE TAIL.
NTSB investigation
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