What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC of the aircraft was providing flight instruction in a RV-12. During the landing transition over the runway numbers, the airspeed dropped as the student pilot lost the headwind component. The PIC failed to add adequate power to the engine in time to stop the aircraft from stalling which caused the left wing to drop and contact the runway surface, resulting in a wing strike. Contributing factors that led to this incident were that the aircraft was landing at a runway with a crosswind. PIC had limited time in the aircraft with student estimating between 5-10 flights. PIC also stated he did not hear ATC report that the winds changed from 160 to 180 which would have resulted in him selecting a more advantageous runway.
As the FAA filed it
PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A RV-12. DURING THE LANDING TRANSITION OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS, THE AIRSPEED DROPPED AS THE STUDENT PILOT LOST THE HEADWIND COMPONENT. THE PIC FAILED TO ADD ADEQUATE POWER TO THE ENGINE IN TIME TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM STALLING WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE, RESULTING IN A WING STRIKE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT LED TO THIS INCIDENT WERE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT A RUNWAY WITH A CROSSWIND. PIC HAD LIMITED TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH STUDENT ESTIMATING BETWEEN 5-10 FLIGHTS. PIC ALSO STATED HE DID NOT HEAR ATC REPORT THAT THE WINDS CHANGED FROM 160 TO 180 WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN HIM SELECTING A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.