What happened
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Pilot cleared into bravo (cle) for practice ILS 06L. Directed to betll at 3000. Autopilot set to approach mode. After betll crossed, dropped gear (3 green) and flaps to approach, performed gumps pre landing checklist. Switched to tower per ATC. Flew stabilized approach (airspeed between 110-120) on established 06L ILS — full flaps about a mile out. Airspeed lowered to near 90. Received clearance to land and “caution wake turbulence due to crj departure” — no instructions to go around or delay landing. On glideslope — onboard lidar callouts started down to 20 then 5 heard as flare was started. At this point the aircraft was violently pushed downward forcing hard impact on mains which rocked to nosewheel harshly. Tried to go around by advancing throttle to full but there was no response from engine, no response from aircraft. Witness reported aircraft landed on runway then became airborne again porpoising twice before impacting runway in excessive nose down configuration. Multiple signatures reflect aircraft contacted runway at a decent rate which exceeded manufacturers design limits.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT CLEARED INTO BRAVO (CLE) FOR PRACTICE ILS 06L. DIRECTED TO BETLL AT 3000. AUTOPILOT SET TO APPROACH MODE. AFTER BETLL CROSSED, DROPPED GEAR (3 GREEN) AND FLAPS TO APPROACH, PERFORMED GUMPS PRE LANDING CHECKLIST. SWITCHED TO TOWER PER ATC. FLEW STABILIZED APPROACH (AIRSPEED BETWEEN 110-120) ON ESTABLISHED 06L ILS — FULL FLAPS ABOUT A MILE OUT. AIRSPEED LOWERED TO NEAR 90. RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AND “CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE DUE TO CRJ DEPARTURE” — NO INSTRUCTIONS TO GO AROUND OR DELAY LANDING. ON GLIDESLOPE — ONBOARD LIDAR CALLOUTS STARTED DOWN TO 20 THEN 5 HEARD AS FLARE WAS STARTED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT WAS VIOLENTLY PUSHED DOWNWARD FORCING HARD IMPACT ON MAINS WHICH ROCKED TO NOSEWHEEL HARSHLY. TRIED TO GO AROUND BY ADVANCING THROTTLE TO FULL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE, NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT. WITNESS REPORTED AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN PORPOISING TWICE BEFORE IMPACTING RUNWAY IN EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION. MULTIPLE SIGNATURES REFLECT AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY AT A DECENT RATE WHICH EXCEEDED MANUFACTURERS DESIGN LIMITS.
NTSB investigation
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