What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was providing instruction with student pilot at controls. Student expressed confussion as to picking a reference point to land, CFI had feet and hands off controls to allow student maximum control movement. Student landed abruptly, dropped the left wing, CFI attempted to correct but boots delayed reaction - student aggressively depressed the right rudder pedal causing aircraft to leave the runway. Tailwheel struck rock causing damage to airframe components
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION WITH STUDENT PILOT AT CONTROLS. STUDENT EXPRESSED CONFUSSION AS TO PICKING A REFERENCE POINT TO LAND, CFI HAD FEET AND HANDS OFF CONTROLS TO ALLOW STUDENT MAXIMUM CONTROL MOVEMENT. STUDENT LANDED ABRUPTLY, DROPPED THE LEFT WING, CFI ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT BOOTS DELAYED REACTION - STUDENT AGGRESSIVELY DEPRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY. TAILWHEEL STRUCK ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME COMPONENTS
NTSB investigation
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