What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
When landing, the right seat pilot/flight instructor stated that at approximately 100 feet above ground level, the left seat pilot called out a loss of left rudder authority as the aircraft drifted toward the east and the airspeed slowed. The right seat pilot/flight instructor stated the aircraft had entered into a quartering headwind to tailwind shear. The left seat pilot initiated a go-around; however, the aircraft did not climb and continued to drift and descended into a taxiway sign. The right seat pilot/flight instructor then took control of the aircraft and completed the landing.
As the FAA filed it
WHEN LANDING, THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE LEFT SEAT PILOT CALLED OUT A LOSS OF LEFT RUDDER AUTHORITY AS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARD THE EAST AND THE AIRSPEED SLOWED. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED INTO A QUARTERING HEADWIND TO TAILWIND SHEAR. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLIMB AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT AND DESCENDED INTO A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING.
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