BE-F33 BONANZA ACFT WAS STALLED 4 FT OFF THE RWY; L WING DROPPED AND HIT RWY.

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DURING A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31R AT DAL; THE PLT FLYING THE F33 BONANZA CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT JUST LESS THAN THE 70 KT FINAL APCH SPD; AT ABOUT 68 KTS. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SINK NORMALLY TO THE RWY BUT ALSO CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. AT ABOUT 6 FT OFF THE GND; THE PLT BEGAN TO FLARE TO SLOW THE DSCNT. BECAUSE WE WERE ALREADY SLOW THERE WAS NO MARGIN OF ERROR FOR THE FLARE. THE PLT MADE THE UNFORTUNATE DECISION TO PULL BACK ON THE CTL WHEEL RATHER THAN ADDING PWR AND REDUCING ANGLE OF ATTACK. THIS CAUSED US TO STALL 4 FT OFF THE GND. THE L WING STALLED FIRST AND AS IT FELL; THE L WINGTIP HIT THE RWY JUST AS THE L MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. IN THE SUBSEQUENT 48 HRS; 2 MECHS LOOKED AT THE WING; AND WHILE NEITHER OF THEM PRONOUNCED THE DAMAGE AS SUBSTANTIAL (BY NTSB 830.5); THEY DID SAY THAT THE AILERON; THE WINGTIP COVER; AND THE REAR WING SPAR (NOT THE MAIN SPAR) WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED (TOTAL COST ESTIMATED $12000). THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS THAT WE STALLED 4 FT OFF THE GND RATHER THAN ACHIEVING THE FULL STALL LNDG WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN GA. WHILE THIS IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN TRAINING AIRPLANES; THE RECOVERY WAS MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE SINGLE CTL WHEEL OF THE EARLIER MODEL BONANZAS. THE PRIMARY CONCERN I HAVE AS THE SAFETY PLT IS THE INABILITY TO CTL BOTH PITCH AND PWR QUICKLY IN AN AIRPLANE THAT HAS A THROW OVER CTL YOKE LIKE THIS F33 DOES. JUST BEFORE THE STALL I TOLD THE PLT TO ADD PWR; BUT HE HESITATED. I ADDED PWR BUT WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO RECOVER. IN ACFT WITH DUAL CTLS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO ASSIST THE PLT WITH HIS PITCH ANGLE WITH MY R HAND AND HAVE MY L HAND READY TO APPLY PWR. THE UNCONVENTIONAL NATURE OF THE F33 CTLS MADE THAT DIFFICULT.