What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 21, 2024, at approximately 1610 PDT a light sport aircraft (LSA) on an instructional flight landed short of runway 26 at Brawley Municipal Airport (kbwc). The student pilot stated that on short final the aircraft unexpectedly dropped sharply and impacted the asphalt and bounced back in the air, the student pilot states this is when the flight instructor took the controls.
The light sport aircraft hit a threshold light on runway 26 (first impact) bounced in the air hit the ground (second impact) and skidded off the left side of the runway hitting and breaking the taxi sign and the windsock before coming to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 21, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 PDT A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (LSA) ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 26 AT BRAWLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBWC). THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED SHARPLY AND IMPACTED THE ASPHALT AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR, THE STUDENT PILOT STATES THIS IS WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS.
THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT HIT A THRESHOLD LIGHT ON RUNWAY 26 (FIRST IMPACT) BOUNCED IN THE AIR HIT THE GROUND (SECOND IMPACT) AND SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING AND BREAKING THE TAXI SIGN AND THE WINDSOCK BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.