Flight Details
A student pilot with 117 total flying hours was landing an airplane during night visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The flight instructor was present in the aircraft. The accident flight was the first occasion the student and instructor had flown together.
Sequence of Events
During short final approach, the flight instructor cautioned that the airplane was low and slow. In response, the student pilot raised the nose of the aircraft but did not add power. This action caused the aircraft to stall, and it landed short of the runway edge. As the aircraft crossed the runway edge, the nose gear collapsed and the left wing main spar buckled.
Instructor's Report
The instructor reported that he was not familiar with the student's abilities and waited too late to take corrective action. The instructor's delayed intervention contributed to the outcome.
Aircraft Damage
The nose gear collapsed and the left wing main spar buckled as a result of the event.