What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC, who was acting as a flight instructor and a student were returning to Twin Oaks airpark (7S3) at the end of a lesson in the local area. The intention was to practice a soft field landing technique. The student was controlling the airplane on final approach when the airplane became slow, and impacted the ground short of the runway and came to rest approximately 60 feet down the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to engine, propeller, landing gear and fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC, WHO WAS ACTING AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT WERE RETURNING TO TWIN OAKS AIRPARK (7S3) AT THE END OF A LESSON IN THE LOCAL AREA. THE INTENTION WAS TO PRACTICE A SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE. THE STUDENT WAS CONTROLLING THE AIRPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME SLOW, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.