PLT IN TRAINING CHKOUT FOR KIT BUILT SMA ULTRALIGHT FLARES HIGH; STALLS AND DAMAGES ACFT.

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THE STUDENT WAS A COMMERCIALLY LICENSED PLT WITH YRS OF EXPERIENCE. HE WAS SEEKING A LIGHT SPORT CHKOUT IN THE ALLEGRO 2000. DURING OUR GND SESSION PRIOR TO THE FLT; WE DISCUSSED HOW THIS PARTICULAR ACFT IS NOT TO BE LANDED IN A FULL STALL; RATHER 'FLOWN TO THE RWY.' THE FLT PORTION OF THE CHKOUT WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN WE REACHED THE LNDG PORTION OF THE CHKOUT; WE AGREED TO DO SOME TOUCH-AND-GOES. THEN AT JUST UNDER 10 FT AGL; I INSTRUCTED HIM TO LOWER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT TO PREVENT A STALL. AT ABOUT 5 FT AGL; HE SNAPPED THE ACFT CTLS TO THEIR FULL AFT STOP. THIS CTL INPUT RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE STALL WITH NO TIME FOR RECOVERY. WITH FULL PWR (MY INPUT) THE ACFT LANDED HARD RESULTING IN THE DELAMINATION OF THE L MAIN GEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SKID. DUE IN PART I BELIEVE TO HIS HAVING ONLY FLOWN CESSNA 172'S FOR SEVERAL YRS; THE STUDENT TRIED TO LAND THE ALLEGRO MUCH THE SAME WAY AS HE WAS ACCUSTOMED; IN A FULL STALL BEGINNING FROM SEVERAL FT IN THE AIR. HOWEVER; BECAUSE THE ALLEGRO SITS SO LOW TO THE GND; THE FLARE WAS COMPLETED MUCH TOO HIGH. IN MY OPINION; AS A FLT INSTRUCTOR; THE LNDG WAS NOT INCREDIBLY HARD; AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WORSE WHILE FLT TRAINING IN ACFT WITH METAL LNDG GEAR.