INSTRUCTOR PLT ON RECURRENCY FLT WITH CLUB MEMBER HAS HARD LNDG; ACFT DAMAGED.

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(DUAL) RECURRENCY TRAINING FLT FOR FLYING CLUB MEMBER IN NEW 1996 LOW WING COMPOSITE AIRPLANE. MEMBER (PLT) IS AGE 74; EXPERIENCED WWII FIGHTER/BOMBER PLT AND CURRENT IN A SEL. AFTER AIRWORK REVIEW; I DIRECTED PLT TO ARPT FOR LNDG AND TKOF PRACTICE. ALL WAS NORMAL THROUGH FINAL APCH TO ROUNDOUT PHASE OF LNDG. DURING RECURRENT PHASE; PLT REMAINED TOO HIGH FOR NORMAL LNDG; SLOWING ACFT BELOW NORMAL APCH SPD APPROX 4 FT ABOVE RWY SURFACE. I SUGGESTED TO PLT TO 'ADD PWR NOW.' HIS REACTION WAS SLOW; SO I PUSHED THROTTLE FORWARD; APPLYING FULL PWR AVAILABLE. JUST A MOMENT BEFORE I COULD APPLY PWR; PLT WAS HOLDING BACK ON THROTTLE WITH EXTRA PRESSURE; DUE TO A DESIGN TENDENCY OF THIS THROTTLE SYS TO 'CREEP FORWARD.' BEFORE I COULD APPLY FULL THROTTLE PLT PICKED UP TO FLARE ACFT INTO STALL; PERCEIVING THAT HE WAS AT THE PROPER HEIGHT TO DO SO. THE AIRPLANE ENTERED AN IMMINENT STALL JUST AS FULL PWR WAS APPLIED AND THEN STALLED ONTO THE RWY; R WING FIRST; STRIKING WINGTIP; EXTENDED FLAP; AILERON; R HORIZ STABILIZER. R MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS SPLAYED; ALSO. ALL FLT CTL AND SURFACES REMAINED OPERABLE. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OCCURRED; ONLY BRUISED PLT EGOS. THE INSTRUCTOR (ME) LEARNED IMPORTANT LESSONS. FLYING WITH EXPERIENCED AND FAMILIAR PLTS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING UNPREDICTABLE ACTIONS WITH AN AIRPLANE THAT IS 'SUPPOSED TO BE' SAFER TO HANDLE THAN THE MODELS THEY ARE CURRENTLY FLYING (IE; TAILWHEEL). ANOTHER LESSON IS TO NOT BE SO GENEROUS WITH RESPECT FOR A FELLOW PLT IF IT IS GOING TO COMPROMISE SAFETY. DON'T ALLOW THEM TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE ENVELOPE WITHOUT A LARGER 'SAFETY NET.'