Incident Overview
A dual student pilot, who held a commercial certificate with 1,352 hours of total flight time including 350 hours in the same make and model, was receiving a recurrency checkout from a certified flight instructor. The student had not flown in approximately 11 months prior to the event.
Sequence of Events
During the third touch and go landing of the session, the airplane exited the left side of the runway. It subsequently struck a parked airplane and came to rest on an embankment. According to the instructor, the airplane was in a nose-high attitude when it bounced on landing. Engine power was then applied in an attempt to lower the nose, but the airplane swerved to the left and departed the runway.
Post-Incident Findings
Examination of the airplane revealed that the elevator trim was set in the full nose-up position.
Conclusion
The incident involved a bounce followed by a swerve and runway excursion. The instructor's account and the discovered trim setting are documented facts from the investigation. No further analysis or causal determination is provided beyond the observed conditions.