What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a student instructional flight for a private pilot certificate, N2128E, a Cessna model 172-N made a hard landing with the left wingtip striking the ground and the aircraft veering off the left side of the runway. It was reported that while the student pilot was at the controls during final approach to landing, the airspeed was allowed to decrease to the point that by the time the instructor took over the controls, the aircraft had developed a high sink rate resulting in a hard touchdown, left wing strike and veered off the left side of the runway. There were no injuries reported from either occupant in the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions existed during the event. As of the writing of this report, the NTSB has derermined that the aircraft has received substantial damage to the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, N2128E, A CESSNA MODEL 172-N MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, THE AIRSPEED WAS ALLOWED TO DECREASE TO THE POINT THAT BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE RESULTING IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN, LEFT WING STRIKE AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM EITHER OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED DURING THE EVENT. AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS REPORT, THE NTSB HAS DERERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.