| Crash location | 40.559444°N, 74.974167°W |
| Nearest city | Pittstown, NJ
40.582047°N, 74.959058°W 1.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N470Q |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 08 Mar 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Flight Design Ctsw |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the flight instructor, the purpose of the flight was to practice landings. As the student pilot began to flare for landing, the airspeed decreased and the airplane "stall[ed] about 3 to 5 feet above the ground," impacted the runway "hard" on the right main landing gear, and bounced. The student pilot applied full power, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway, traveled up an embankment, and the left wing impacted the ground. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing tip and fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
The student pilot's inadequate flare and the certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.