Narrative:

I was on a second lesson complex aircraft chkout with one of our school's private pilot/renters. This was about the 8TH landing with this student and the 4TH at our airstrip. On final, the student kept the airplane slightly nose high and approximately 5 mph slow. I repeatedly stated to lower the nose to gain airspeed and see the numbers. The student then began the round out and flare about 20-30 ft off the deck. I stated to not flare yet and when I went to get on the controls, we had already hit hard and bounced pretty high. I called for a go around because I know high bounces in a mooney can cause severe porpoising. I talked him through the go around, but when he added full power, he pitched up instead of pitching down and the aircraft went into a power-on stall. Until this time, I felt this private pilot could successfully execute a go around as we had practiced in the pattern. Once I took the controls, I pushed the nose far over, but could not keep the nose down. It kept coming back up every time I would remove one hand to attempt to adjust the trim and flaps. I could not even get my hand in the small space between the seats to reach the trim wheel. After 3 attempts to keep the nose down, I aborted, pulled the throttle, applied both hands full forward pressure to force the plane down. The right gear collapsed and the airplane slid about 20-30 ft. I pulled the mixture and the private pilot turned off the magnetos and master and we immediately evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft. I know the situation could have been much worse as the plane was critically close to cart wheeling or entering a spin. I also know there were many times I could have lessened the entire situation. I could have executed the go around myself as I have done them from that flight situation previously or I could have tried to salvage the landing after we bounced. I also could have taken the controls much sooner before he flared to have completely prevented a hard landing and bounce or have done a go around much earlier in the approach. There are many 'should have's' I thought about in the last 24 hours. What is important is that I have learned to unassumingly think of everyone I fly with as a primary student, and to be more cautious in taking the controls from a student sooner.

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Title: A MOONEY 20J CFI AND STUDENT PLT EXPERIENCE A HARD LNDG WHICH INDUCED A PITCH UP AND AN APCH TO A STALL. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME AND FORCED THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY, COLLAPSING THE R GEAR, AT ZZZ, US.

Narrative: I WAS ON A SECOND LESSON COMPLEX ACFT CHKOUT WITH ONE OF OUR SCHOOL'S PVT PLT/RENTERS. THIS WAS ABOUT THE 8TH LNDG WITH THIS STUDENT AND THE 4TH AT OUR AIRSTRIP. ON FINAL, THE STUDENT KEPT THE AIRPLANE SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH AND APPROX 5 MPH SLOW. I REPEATEDLY STATED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPD AND SEE THE NUMBERS. THE STUDENT THEN BEGAN THE ROUND OUT AND FLARE ABOUT 20-30 FT OFF THE DECK. I STATED TO NOT FLARE YET AND WHEN I WENT TO GET ON THE CTLS, WE HAD ALREADY HIT HARD AND BOUNCED PRETTY HIGH. I CALLED FOR A GAR BECAUSE I KNOW HIGH BOUNCES IN A MOONEY CAN CAUSE SEVERE PORPOISING. I TALKED HIM THROUGH THE GAR, BUT WHEN HE ADDED FULL PWR, HE PITCHED UP INSTEAD OF PITCHING DOWN AND THE ACFT WENT INTO A PWR-ON STALL. UNTIL THIS TIME, I FELT THIS PVT PLT COULD SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE A GAR AS WE HAD PRACTICED IN THE PATTERN. ONCE I TOOK THE CTLS, I PUSHED THE NOSE FAR OVER, BUT COULD NOT KEEP THE NOSE DOWN. IT KEPT COMING BACK UP EVERY TIME I WOULD REMOVE ONE HAND TO ATTEMPT TO ADJUST THE TRIM AND FLAPS. I COULD NOT EVEN GET MY HAND IN THE SMALL SPACE BTWN THE SEATS TO REACH THE TRIM WHEEL. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO KEEP THE NOSE DOWN, I ABORTED, PULLED THE THROTTLE, APPLIED BOTH HANDS FULL FORWARD PRESSURE TO FORCE THE PLANE DOWN. THE R GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ABOUT 20-30 FT. I PULLED THE MIXTURE AND THE PVT PLT TURNED OFF THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER AND WE IMMEDIATELY EVACED THE ACFT. I KNOW THE SIT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AS THE PLANE WAS CRITICALLY CLOSE TO CART WHEELING OR ENTERING A SPIN. I ALSO KNOW THERE WERE MANY TIMES I COULD HAVE LESSENED THE ENTIRE SIT. I COULD HAVE EXECUTED THE GAR MYSELF AS I HAVE DONE THEM FROM THAT FLT SIT PREVIOUSLY OR I COULD HAVE TRIED TO SALVAGE THE LNDG AFTER WE BOUNCED. I ALSO COULD HAVE TAKEN THE CTLS MUCH SOONER BEFORE HE FLARED TO HAVE COMPLETELY PREVENTED A HARD LNDG AND BOUNCE OR HAVE DONE A GAR MUCH EARLIER IN THE APCH. THERE ARE MANY 'SHOULD HAVE'S' I THOUGHT ABOUT IN THE LAST 24 HRS. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO UNASSUMINGLY THINK OF EVERYONE I FLY WITH AS A PRIMARY STUDENT, AND TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS IN TAKING THE CTLS FROM A STUDENT SOONER.

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.