What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on final approach to runway 35 and attempting to demonstrate a short field landing as a part of his private pilot check ride, the student pilot landed just short of the runway. During the landing flare out, the main landing gear made contact with the edge of the runway beginning, which was lower than the actual runway surface, and collapsed on contact. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway in the short grass. There was no damage sustained to either the nose landing gear or propeller but the main landing gear did receive substantial damage. Neither the student pilot or the flight examiner were injured and weather/winds were not a factor during this incident. Incident documented in sas under task T-SW15-FY22-3088 and activity SW15202202616.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AND ATTEMPTING TO DEMONSTRATE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AS A PART OF HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE, THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING FLARE OUT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY BEGINNING, WHICH WAS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL RUNWAY SURFACE, AND COLLAPSED ON CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE SHORT GRASS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO EITHER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OR PROPELLER BUT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DID RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER THE STUDENT PILOT OR THE FLIGHT EXAMINER WERE INJURED AND WEATHER/WINDS WERE NOT A FACTOR DURING THIS INCIDENT. INCIDENT DOCUMENTED IN SAS UNDER TASK T-SW15-FY22-3088 AND ACTIVITY SW15202202616.
NTSB investigation
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