What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor and pilot were operating the aircraft for high performance endorsement. Instructor requested the pilot to perform a short field landing. The student applied full flaps for a steep approach for landing and flared a few feet before touchdown. As the plane slowed, the pilot held the plane few feet above the runway until the aircraft stalled abruptly. The instructor stated that he attempted to take control of the aircraft prior to the stall but was unable. The nose dropped, and the nose wheel hit the runway first. The impact caused slight buckling on the belly and firewall skin. The nose wheel remained inflated, the nose strut remained intact, and the propeller had no indications that it contacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ENDORSEMENT. INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED THE PILOT TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL FLAPS FOR A STEEP APPROACH FOR LANDING AND FLARED A FEW FEET BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AS THE PLANE SLOWED, THE PILOT HELD THE PLANE FEW FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABRUPTLY. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE STALL BUT WAS UNABLE. THE NOSE DROPPED, AND THE NOSE WHEEL HIT THE RUNWAY FIRST. THE IMPACT CAUSED SLIGHT BUCKLING ON THE BELLY AND FIREWALL SKIN. THE NOSE WHEEL REMAINED INFLATED, THE NOSE STRUT REMAINED INTACT, AND THE PROPELLER HAD NO INDICATIONS THAT IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.