What happened
The incident occurred during a training flight involving touch-and-go landings. The student pilot was practicing approaches on Runway 4. After completing four such maneuvers, the pilot decided to return for a full stop landing on the opposite runway, designated as Runway 22.
During the final approach phase, the pilot realized that the aircraft was positioned too high above the runway threshold. To correct this altitude discrepancy and increase the rate of descent without gaining excessive airspeed, the pilot executed a slip maneuver. However, the pilot failed to successfully recover from this configuration before reaching the ground. Consequently, the aircraft impacted the runway surface with significant vertical force.
The hard landing resulted in immediate structural failure of the landing gear. The nose wheel collapsed upon impact, causing the forward section of the fuselage to pitch down violently. The airplane subsequently nosed over, coming to rest on its nose and wings.