Primary finding
Probable cause
a hard landing as a result of the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor associated with the accident is the student pilot's improper flair.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The student pilot was practicing full-stop landings on a dual instructional flight. The flight instructor stated the student dropped the nose after the flare and landed hard. The instructor took control of the airplane when it bounced into the air, executed a go-around, and landed the airplane. When the airplane came to a stop it was discovered that the right main landing gear had been torn off.
Source record
Factual narrative
On May 19, 1994, about 1630 central daylight time, a Beech B23, N4016T, sustained substantial damage in a hard landing at the Faribault Municipal Airport, Faribault, Minnesota. The flight was a dual instructional flight which originated at Faribault. The flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The instructor stated the student was attempting his third full- stop landing. He said the student landed hard and the airplane bounced back into the air. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, executed a go-around, and landed. -