What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was low on final and added power to extend. After crossing threshold for runway 22, student flared, but cut the power too quickly and added up elevator quickly resulting in a low (1-2 foot) bounce, then landed smooth enough to just roll on the mains . The student overcorrected for the initial crosswind correction. Aircraft was slowing but tail was rising slowly. At this point, the instructor intervened with back stick, but airflow was too slow to have effect. Inertia slowly carried the tail higher resulting in a prop strike and slow motion nose roll over with the aircraft coming to rest on it back on the runway centerline.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS LOW ON FINAL AND ADDED POWER TO EXTEND. AFTER CROSSING THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 22, STUDENT FLARED, BUT CUT THE POWER TOO QUICKLY AND ADDED UP ELEVATOR QUICKLY RESULTING IN A LOW (1-2 FOOT) BOUNCE, THEN LANDED SMOOTH ENOUGH TO JUST ROLL ON THE MAINS . THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED FOR THE INITIAL CROSSWIND CORRECTION. AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING BUT TAIL WAS RISING SLOWLY. AT THIS POINT, THE INSTRUCTOR INTERVENED WITH BACK STICK, BUT AIRFLOW WAS TOO SLOW TO HAVE EFFECT. INERTIA SLOWLY CARRIED THE TAIL HIGHER RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND SLOW MOTION NOSE ROLL OVER WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON IT BACK ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.