What happened
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7/7/21 Bishopville, SC (52J): N1592J, PA140, student pilot and instructor, landed short and hard on runway 24 striking the PAPI lights causing the nose gear to collapse. Instructor and student pilot were attempting a short field landing. When the plane drifted too FAR left of the runway, the instructor told the student to do a go around. The student put the flaps in full up position causing the plane to lose lift and descend, it hit the PAPI lights and continued up the left side of the runway and settled in the grass about 1/4 length of the runway and several yards to the left of it. Among other damage, aircraft nosegear collapsed, had damage to the right flap, and significant damage to the right stabilator.
Activity # SO13202102311
As the FAA filed it
7/7/21 BISHOPVILLE, SC (52J): N1592J, PA140, STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR, LANDED SHORT AND HARD ON RUNWAY 24 STRIKING THE PAPI LIGHTS CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. WHEN THE PLANE DRIFTED TOO FAR LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO DO A GO AROUND. THE STUDENT PUT THE FLAPS IN FULL UP POSITION CAUSING THE PLANE TO LOSE LIFT AND DESCEND, IT HIT THE PAPI LIGHTS AND CONTINUED UP THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SETTLED IN THE GRASS ABOUT 1/4 LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY AND SEVERAL YARDS TO THE LEFT OF IT. AMONG OTHER DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED, HAD DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP, AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STABILATOR.
ACTIVITY # SO13202102311
NTSB investigation
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