Accident Details
A flight instructor and a student pilot were returning to the airport after practicing maneuvers. According to the flight instructor, the airplane experienced a partial loss of communication radios while en route. The aircraft was subsequently cleared to land using light signals.
During the approach, the student pilot was flying the airplane. After a normal approach, just prior to touchdown on the runway, the student pilot abruptly pulled back on the control yoke. The airplane climbed approximately 10 feet, at which point the flight instructor assumed control and pushed the control yoke forward. The airplane subsequently landed hard, resulting in damage to the nose gear, the right engine propeller, and the nose cone structure at the base of the windshield.
The flight instructor further stated that he did not experience any flight control malfunctions and that weather was not a factor during the accident.