What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While the cfi/pilot in command was demonstrating a simulated engine failure during a rental checkout to a prospective renter pilot at a private use airport he allowed the aircraft to descend below 75' AGL where he encountered an abrupt change in wind direction and velocity. He was unable to initiate recovery and the aircraft impacted short of the runway and traveled 150' and stopped off the runway on the right side. Damage included a bent firewall and shearing off of the nose gear assembly.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE THE CFI/PILOT IN COMMAND WAS DEMONSTRATING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE DURING A RENTAL CHECKOUT TO A PROSPECTIVE RENTER PILOT AT A PRIVATE USE AIRPORT HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW 75' AGL WHERE HE ENCOUNTERED AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY. HE WAS UNABLE TO INITIATE RECOVERY AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 150' AND STOPPED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT FIREWALL AND SHEARING OFF OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.