Narrative:

During training flight I reduced power after takeoff to simulate emergency engine failure on takeoff. Student pilot pulled plane back into stalled condition. I put the power back in and attempted to recover from the stall. The aircraft settled to the runway for a hard landing. Postflt inspection found bent support tubes for the nosewheel landing gear. However, due to the amount of flying this airplane does, it is not possible to guarantee that the bent tubes came from this particular hard landing. It is suggested that a preflight inspection be performed on landing gear supports on aircraft used for training.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG OCCURS AFTER STUDENT PLT STALLS THE PA38 DURING A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF. LOSS OF ACFT CTL AS INSTRUCTOR PLT TECHNIQUE FLYING WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT RWY CONTACT. ACFT DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL SUPPORT STRUTS.

Narrative: DURING TRAINING FLT I REDUCED PWR AFTER TKOF TO SIMULATE EMER ENG FAILURE ON TKOF. STUDENT PLT PULLED PLANE BACK INTO STALLED CONDITION. I PUT THE PWR BACK IN AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL. THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE RWY FOR A HARD LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND BENT SUPPORT TUBES FOR THE NOSEWHEEL LNDG GEAR. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF FLYING THIS AIRPLANE DOES, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE BENT TUBES CAME FROM THIS PARTICULAR HARD LNDG. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT A PREFLT INSPECTION BE PERFORMED ON LNDG GEAR SUPPORTS ON ACFT USED FOR TRAINING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.