What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on an instruction flight at the time of the incident. The instructing pilot stated that while on a lesson with a student pilot he asked the student to perform a short field approach at kmmu. The student's approach was initially within standards. As they approached short final the students approach began to trend low, in an attempt to correct, the student added power to adjust the approach, however this resulted in a shallower than usual approach. The student abruptly reduced power which resulted in a rapid descent and tail strike.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTING PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A LESSON WITH A STUDENT PILOT HE ASKED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AT KMMU. THE STUDENT'S APPROACH WAS INITIALLY WITHIN STANDARDS. AS THEY APPROACHED SHORT FINAL THE STUDENTS APPROACH BEGAN TO TREND LOW, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT, THE STUDENT ADDED POWER TO ADJUST THE APPROACH, HOWEVER THIS RESULTED IN A SHALLOWER THAN USUAL APPROACH. THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY REDUCED POWER WHICH RESULTED IN A RAPID DESCENT AND TAIL STRIKE.
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