Date: 201605
Local time of day: 1201-1800
Location: ZZZ.Airport, US
Flight conditions: VMC
Light: Daylight
Aircraft: Light Sport Aircraft
Operator: Personal
Operating under: Part 91
Flight plan: None
Mission: Training
Flight phase: Landing
ATC / advisory: CTAF ZZZ
Reporter organization: Personal
Reporter function: Pilot Flying; Trainee
Reporter qualification: Flight Crew Private
Anomaly: Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Detector: Person Flight Crew
When detected: In-flight
Result: Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Contributing factors: Human Factors
Primary problem: Human Factors

Narrative: I began transition training on late afternoon logging .8 hours merely flying local getting the feel of the stick and responsiveness of the throttle. [My CFI and I] renewed the transition training on [the following day]. We flew for about 1 hour mostly practicing landings and takeoffs at ZZZ1. Wind was of little factor as it seemed to be coming almost straight down the runway. We flew back to ZZZ and broke for lunch. After lunch we went back up and [my CFI] provided me with an introduction to the [avionics] and autopilot and then returned to takeoff and landing practice. During our landing practice; if I seemed to be flaring too high or not lined up properly [my CFI] would say I have it (control) and would apply power and take us around.The incident itself occurred during landing practice - to my knowledge it happened as follows - the wind was a quartering headwind blowing from the left with gusts - my flare was apparently too high or possibly we bounced at touchdown; regardless; [my CFI] took the controls; added power to go around as in the past; but we seemed to be hit by a gust of wind which lifted our left wing and caused the right wing tip to scrape the runway -  in correcting for that I think [my CFI] pulled her up and to the felt - I wasn't watching his control moves as much as I watching what was happening around me and quietly cursing what was happening to my new plane. The plane went from a low right wing to a low left wing as we moved to the left of the runway. The left wing made contact with the ground and caused us to nose over into the ground breaking the front landing gear and prop as we came to rest right side up with the fuselage being entirely intact and all of the [airplane] resting quietly off the runway.Having viewed the incident; factory personnel arrived with a pickup truck and lifted the nose of the plane into the truck bed; the main landing gear were still intact and then towed it back to the factory where it remains waiting repairs. Factory personnel confirmed the initial contact was the right wing tip and then the correction to the left with the ultimate result of the hard landing. Again; I will say that to the best of my knowledge that the above is what I felt and observed - however; I can only guess at the actions taken by my CFI. His actions may have been different from what I perceived after he took control of the plane.




Synopsis: Private pilot undergoing training in a new LSA reported a botched landing during which the CFI took control of the aircraft for a go-around. The CFI was unable to maintain control and the right wing tip made contact with the runway then the left before the aircraft nosed over collapsing the nose gear and coming to rest off the runway.