Narrative:

My current flight instructor and I went on a flight to a practice area. We practiced all maneuvers required for CFI rating. Upon returning to the airport (06C), we encountered very turbulent conditions. While on short final, just over the threshold, a sudden gust of wind made the airplane settle on the ground, first over the left main gear, then on right main gear, then nose. Gear did not collapse. I would not describe this as hard landing. Next day 100 hour maintenance was performed on this aircraft. Mechanic discovered damage to the left landing gear. Contributing factors: CFI's get paid only when they fly. Also owner of the flight school pushing instructors to fly in less than perfect conditions. I was actually planning to do the ground school that day, but was persuaded by instructor to go flying. Also before departing, instructor told me that he doesn't feel good, has a little cold and we might only fly for 30 mins, not 3 hours as was scheduled. Corrective actions: at the time of the incident I was flying, but I think my instructor (who has more than 15000 hours of total time and over 2 decades of instructing) could have used his better judgement and taken the controls of the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PLT IN PA28 MAKE HARD LNDG AT 06C AND DAMAGE L MAIN GEAR.

Narrative: MY CURRENT FLT INSTRUCTOR AND I WENT ON A FLT TO A PRACTICE AREA. WE PRACTICED ALL MANEUVERS REQUIRED FOR CFI RATING. UPON RETURNING TO THE ARPT (06C), WE ENCOUNTERED VERY TURBULENT CONDITIONS. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, JUST OVER THE THRESHOLD, A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND MADE THE AIRPLANE SETTLE ON THE GND, FIRST OVER THE L MAIN GEAR, THEN ON R MAIN GEAR, THEN NOSE. GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE. I WOULD NOT DESCRIBE THIS AS HARD LNDG. NEXT DAY 100 HR MAINT WAS PERFORMED ON THIS ACFT. MECH DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE L LNDG GEAR. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CFI'S GET PAID ONLY WHEN THEY FLY. ALSO OWNER OF THE FLT SCHOOL PUSHING INSTRUCTORS TO FLY IN LESS THAN PERFECT CONDITIONS. I WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING TO DO THE GND SCHOOL THAT DAY, BUT WAS PERSUADED BY INSTRUCTOR TO GO FLYING. ALSO BEFORE DEPARTING, INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME THAT HE DOESN'T FEEL GOOD, HAS A LITTLE COLD AND WE MIGHT ONLY FLY FOR 30 MINS, NOT 3 HRS AS WAS SCHEDULED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS FLYING, BUT I THINK MY INSTRUCTOR (WHO HAS MORE THAN 15000 HRS OF TOTAL TIME AND OVER 2 DECADES OF INSTRUCTING) COULD HAVE USED HIS BETTER JUDGEMENT AND TAKEN THE CTLS OF THE ACFT.

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.