Aircraft damaged in hard landing during training activity.

Attributes
ACN	174084
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 829 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	174084
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a training flight, the following situation occurred: shortly after takeoff at central florida regional airport at an altitude of about 75' above ground level, I slowly retarded the throttle and informed the student that we had a simulated engine failure. Student pitched for the best glide attitude and informed me that he would land on the remaining runway. There was about 6000' remaining on runway 9. The gear was never retracted and the glide was controled and stable. As we approached the flare, student flared early and with too high of a pitch attitude. As I was starting to bring the power in, the aircraft touched down very firmly. At the termination of the lesson when we examined the aircraft, the damage was greater than previously conceived. The landing gear support structure was bent and there were 2 creases on the underside of the wing. I reported the hard landing to my employer. There was not any injury to the student or myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED IN HARD LNDG DURING TRAINING ACTIVITY.

Narrative: DURING A TRNING FLT, THE FOLLOWING SITUATION OCCURRED: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL ARPT AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 75' ABOVE GND LEVEL, I SLOWLY RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND INFORMED THE STUDENT THAT WE HAD A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE. STUDENT PITCHED FOR THE BEST GLIDE ATTITUDE AND INFORMED ME THAT HE WOULD LAND ON THE REMAINING RWY. THERE WAS ABOUT 6000' REMAINING ON RWY 9. THE GEAR WAS NEVER RETRACTED AND THE GLIDE WAS CTLED AND STABLE. AS WE APCHED THE FLARE, STUDENT FLARED EARLY AND WITH TOO HIGH OF A PITCH ATTITUDE. AS I WAS STARTING TO BRING THE PWR IN, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN VERY FIRMLY. AT THE TERMINATION OF THE LESSON WHEN WE EXAMINED THE ACFT, THE DAMAGE WAS GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY CONCEIVED. THE LNDG GEAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE WAS BENT AND THERE WERE 2 CREASES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. I RPTED THE HARD LNDG TO MY EMPLOYER. THERE WAS NOT ANY INJURY TO THE STUDENT OR MYSELF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.