What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student & his CFI reported that a tail strike occurred during landing on rwy 6. The acft taxied to the ramp without further incident. Subsequent exam of the acft revealed that the damage was limited to the tail skid, tail hook and rudder tip cap. The aircraft was repaired on site and returned to service.
The 141 flt school reported the following: the student was performing touch & go landings in gusty wind conditions. The acft ballooned during the third landing as the student was initiating the ldg flare. The CFI reptd that he then took control from the student and pulled the yoke when he obsvd the acft nose pitching down, in order to avoid a prop strike. This resulted in the acft tail strike.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT & HIS CFI REPORTED THAT A TAIL STRIKE OCCURRED DURING LANDING ON RWY 6. THE ACFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TAIL SKID, TAIL HOOK AND RUDDER TIP CAP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED ON SITE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.
THE 141 FLT SCHOOL REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: THE STUDENT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE ACFT BALLOONED DURING THE THIRD LANDING AS THE STUDENT WAS INITIATING THE LDG FLARE. THE CFI REPTD THAT HE THEN TOOK CONTROL FROM THE STUDENT AND PULLED THE YOKE WHEN HE OBSVD THE ACFT NOSE PITCHING DOWN, IN ORDER TO AVOID A PROP STRIKE. THIS RESULTED IN THE ACFT TAIL STRIKE.
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