What happened
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(Instructor pilot in command statement)
On the morning of February 23 at 0630 I meet two students at trans pac kchd for lesson ppl 1.19 ddl. I briefed both students per the 141 course lesson plan and since I had not flown with either student I asked them if they had landed an aircraft by themselves and had they been demonstrated a forward slip to land by their regular instructor. Both students replied in the affirmative and demonstrated sufficient knowledge of the procedures and v speed during the pre mission brief. Preflight run up and taxi were all within standards, however I noticed that the student pilot taxied well left of center-line, he corrected after prompting.
On the takeoff from 22R we preformed a short field takeoff the student lacked right rudder input, the student corrected when prompted, this tendency continued for the duration of the flight. We stayed in the pattern and made left traffic for 22L. The first approach preformed was a normal landing the student turned early to final and was well left of course, we preformed a go-around. Second approach preformed was a short field landing at the 1000 feet mark, student preformed the landing within standards with minimum instructor input until the threshold touching down just past his intended landing point. Third approach was a forward slip to land, student preformed the downwind and base leg to standards but turned early to final and was well left of center-line I aborted the approach and we preformed a go-around. The forth and fifth approaches were normal and short both within lessons standards.
Sixth approach was forward slip to land, downwind was within 100 feet of tpa, abeam touchdown 1000 feet mark point student reduced power to 1600 RPM and extended flaps 10 and descended to 1900 MSL (700 AGL). Student maintained altitude from base to final, aircraft was aligned with the center line on final however student began the forward slip early, airspeed was 70 KIAS in the decent, I instructed the student to a increase engine power from idle by 300 RPM to make the 1000 ft markers. Upon the threshold passing under the engine cowl the student abruptly reduced power to idle and began pitch for a nose up attitude without removing the forward slip. I promptly took control of the aircraft and pitched nose down while applying right rudder to remove the slip. The aircraft landed hard with the stall horn going off I heard a loud "thunk" and immediately suspect a tail strike. I requested a taxi back to the apron where we parked and inspected the tail and saw visible damage. We secured the aircraft and returned to trans pac campus.
My team lead was off so I tried to call the Chandler supervisor from the ramp but she was also not available. Upon return to campus I contacted dispatch and informed them of the incident and squawked the aircraft and asked for a maintenance check. I then reported the incidence to privacy data omitted the other team leader present and debriefed the students on what happened and then filled a safety report with trans pac.
As the FAA filed it
(INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN COMMAND STATEMENT)
ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 23 AT 0630 I MEET TWO STUDENTS AT TRANS PAC KCHD FOR LESSON PPL 1.19 DDL. I BRIEFED BOTH STUDENTS PER THE 141 COURSE LESSON PLAN AND SINCE I HAD NOT FLOWN WITH EITHER STUDENT I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD LANDED AN AIRCRAFT BY THEMSELVES AND HAD THEY BEEN DEMONSTRATED A FORWARD SLIP TO LAND BY THEIR REGULAR INSTRUCTOR. BOTH STUDENTS REPLIED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND DEMONSTRATED SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCEDURES AND V SPEED DURING THE PRE MISSION BRIEF. PREFLIGHT RUN UP AND TAXI WERE ALL WITHIN STANDARDS, HOWEVER I NOTICED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED WELL LEFT OF CENTER-LINE, HE CORRECTED AFTER PROMPTING.
ON THE TAKEOFF FROM 22R WE PREFORMED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF THE STUDENT LACKED RIGHT RUDDER INPUT, THE STUDENT CORRECTED WHEN PROMPTED, THIS TENDENCY CONTINUED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. WE STAYED IN THE PATTERN AND MADE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR 22L. THE FIRST APPROACH PREFORMED WAS A NORMAL LANDING THE STUDENT TURNED EARLY TO FINAL AND WAS WELL LEFT OF COURSE, WE PREFORMED A GO-AROUND. SECOND APPROACH PREFORMED WAS A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT THE 1000 FEET MARK, STUDENT PREFORMED THE LANDING WITHIN STANDARDS WITH MINIMUM INSTRUCTOR INPUT UNTIL THE THRESHOLD TOUCHING DOWN JUST PAST HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. THIRD APPROACH WAS A FORWARD SLIP TO LAND, STUDENT PREFORMED THE DOWNWIND AND BASE LEG TO STANDARDS BUT TURNED EARLY TO FINAL AND WAS WELL LEFT OF CENTER-LINE I ABORTED THE APPROACH AND WE PREFORMED A GO-AROUND. THE FORTH AND FIFTH APPROACHES WERE NORMAL AND SHORT BOTH WITHIN LESSONS STANDARDS.
SIXTH APPROACH WAS FORWARD SLIP TO LAND, DOWNWIND WAS WITHIN 100 FEET OF TPA, ABEAM TOUCHDOWN 1000 FEET MARK POINT STUDENT REDUCED POWER TO 1600 RPM AND EXTENDED FLAPS 10 AND DESCENDED TO 1900 MSL (700 AGL). STUDENT MAINTAINED ALTITUDE FROM BASE TO FINAL, AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER LINE ON FINAL HOWEVER STUDENT BEGAN THE FORWARD SLIP EARLY, AIRSPEED WAS 70 KIAS IN THE DECENT, I INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO A INCREASE ENGINE POWER FROM IDLE BY 300 RPM TO MAKE THE 1000 FT MARKERS. UPON THE THRESHOLD PASSING UNDER THE ENGINE COWL THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND BEGAN PITCH FOR A NOSE UP ATTITUDE WITHOUT REMOVING THE FORWARD SLIP. I PROMPTLY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PITCHED NOSE DOWN WHILE APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO REMOVE THE SLIP. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD WITH THE STALL HORN GOING OFF I HEARD A LOUD "THUNK" AND IMMEDIATELY SUSPECT A TAIL STRIKE. I REQUESTED A TAXI BACK TO THE APRON WHERE WE PARKED AND INSPECTED THE TAIL AND SAW VISIBLE DAMAGE. WE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO TRANS PAC CAMPUS.
MY TEAM LEAD WAS OFF SO I TRIED TO CALL THE CHANDLER SUPERVISOR FROM THE RAMP BUT SHE WAS ALSO NOT AVAILABLE. UPON RETURN TO CAMPUS I CONTACTED DISPATCH AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INCIDENT AND SQUAWKED THE AIRCRAFT AND ASKED FOR A MAINTENANCE CHECK. I THEN REPORTED THE INCIDENCE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OTHER TEAM LEADER PRESENT AND DEBRIEFED THE STUDENTS ON WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN FILLED A SAFETY REPORT WITH TRANS PAC.
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