What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Departed spokane Washington airport (kgeg) at 2102 pacific time for an arrival into san Bernardino California airport (ksbd) at 2313. The flight was uneventful to ksbd, on landing privacy data omitted experienced a hard landing causing substantial damage. The aircraft was able to taxi into the ramp and parking.
Findings of events:
Control interference: the captain physically blocked the yoke to stop the first officer from pulling back further, creating a risk of simultaneous or opposing inputs.
Rapid de-rotation: the abrupt forward movement of the controls caused the nose to drop fast and hit the runway with a hard impact.
Loss of control grip: the sudden and forceful movement of the control column made the first officer slip his hand off the controls for a moment.
G loading: during the touchdown, corresponding with crew statements, the dfr data shows control wheel pumpng just before touchdown, then the control column pitch parameter shows +20 degrees followed pitch down -20 degrees. Same time period aircraft pitch goes from approximately +4 to +6 then following the control down movement aircraft pitch goes to 0 or -1 degrees. As aircraft pitch reaches 0/-1 degrees, vertical acceleration goes from +1.5 to -0.01 with some oscillations thereafter.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED SPOKANE WASHINGTON AIRPORT (KGEG) AT 2102 PACIFIC TIME FOR AN ARRIVAL INTO SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA AIRPORT (KSBD) AT 2313. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL TO KSBD, ON LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI INTO THE RAMP AND PARKING.
FINDINGS OF EVENTS:
CONTROL INTERFERENCE: THE CAPTAIN PHYSICALLY BLOCKED THE YOKE TO STOP THE FIRST OFFICER FROM PULLING BACK FURTHER, CREATING A RISK OF SIMULTANEOUS OR OPPOSING INPUTS.
RAPID DE-ROTATION: THE ABRUPT FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROLS CAUSED THE NOSE TO DROP FAST AND HIT THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD IMPACT.
LOSS OF CONTROL GRIP: THE SUDDEN AND FORCEFUL MOVEMENT OF THE CONTROL COLUMN MADE THE FIRST OFFICER SLIP HIS HAND OFF THE CONTROLS FOR A MOMENT.
G LOADING: DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, CORRESPONDING WITH CREW STATEMENTS, THE DFR DATA SHOWS CONTROL WHEEL PUMPNG JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THEN THE CONTROL COLUMN PITCH PARAMETER SHOWS +20 DEGREES FOLLOWED PITCH DOWN -20 DEGREES. SAME TIME PERIOD AIRCRAFT PITCH GOES FROM APPROXIMATELY +4 TO +6 THEN FOLLOWING THE CONTROL DOWN MOVEMENT AIRCRAFT PITCH GOES TO 0 OR -1 DEGREES. AS AIRCRAFT PITCH REACHES 0/-1 DEGREES, VERTICAL ACCELERATION GOES FROM +1.5 TO -0.01 WITH SOME OSCILLATIONS THEREAFTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.