What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Prior to the accident the student pilot was flying under simulated IMC conditions using IFR training foggles practicing an ILS approach to runway 9R. Aircraft was then switched to tower and cleared to land on runway 9C. The IFR training foggles were removed for the approach and it was noticed the aircraft was low. Control of the aircraft was then switched to the flight instructor. An attempt to add power was tried but the flight instructor stated he felt like he got no response from throttle movement. Flight instructor stated he then pitched the nose down in an attempt to gain airspeed but was unable to maintain a proper glide path to the runway touchdown zone. The aircraft hit a parked unoccupied PA28-181 aircraft on the ramp preceding the displaced threshold of runway 9C. The aircraft then skidded into the grass area short of taxiway k with the left-wing catching fire. 3 persons on board, 1 pilot was transported to the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING UNDER SIMULATED IMC CONDITIONS USING IFR TRAINING FOGGLES PRACTICING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9R. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SWITCHED TO TOWER AND CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9C. THE IFR TRAINING FOGGLES WERE REMOVED FOR THE APPROACH AND IT WAS NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW. CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SWITCHED TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AN ATTEMPT TO ADD POWER WAS TRIED BUT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE FELT LIKE HE GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE MOVEMENT. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE THEN PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN AIRSPEED BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDE PATH TO THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PARKED UNOCCUPIED PA28-181 AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP PRECEDING THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 9C. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS AREA SHORT OF TAXIWAY K WITH THE LEFT-WING CATCHING FIRE. 3 PERSONS ON BOARD, 1 PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.