What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Evidence of the wreckage from N360WM as well as a written statement from
The pilot and a video taken from his instructor indicate that the aircraft attempted to land on runway 16 at
The Redding airport (rdd). The student pilot overcontrolled the landing flare causing a hard touchdown. The aircraft bounced and the pilot tried to correct by pushing the nose forward causing a pilot induced oscillation. The propeller struck the runway causing structoral damage. Indications from the propeller, video, and pilot statements indicate that the engine was funtioning properly at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
EVIDENCE OF THE WRECKAGE FROM N360WM AS WELL AS A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM
THE PILOT AND A VIDEO TAKEN FROM HIS INSTRUCTOR INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT
THE REDDING AIRPORT (RDD). THE STUDENT PILOT OVERCONTROLLED THE LANDING FLARE CAUSING A HARD TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY PUSHING THE NOSE FORWARD CAUSING A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING STRUCTORAL DAMAGE. INDICATIONS FROM THE PROPELLER, VIDEO, AND PILOT STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS FUNTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.