I didn't really want to get involved in trying to second guess an aircraft accident from a video but...
I've watched the video several times and I agree with Steve that there is the distinct indication of the beginning of a stall just before the plane struck the car. I won't try to second guess why! It may not even be important to whose fault anything was but the hesitation and wing drop are definitely there. And that's not Bulls++t...Randy Cuberly
Randy,
Great observation!
Yes, that could be a hint of a stall, but it could also be rising warmer air off the road? I don't know the time of day, but Texas is known for heat. Shadows could help determine time of day?
My guess on that, and I did notice it, was low airspeed without the use of flaps. Not using flaps on that approach is a dead giveaway for inexperience or laziness.
The word "ego" sits deep in a number of individuals. In many cases it's a leading part of someone's character and personality. There's absolutely no place for "egos" in GA. Read some books!
CFI. Just because you're a CFI doesn't mean you have high hours. Doesn't mean your a "better man" also. And BTW, in some cases high hours doesn't have anything to do with pilot proficiency, hardly. Back in the early 80's, when I started my commercial training, my instructor had only a few hundred hours. GA is not the place to start measuring "things" from pilot to pilot. This accomplishes nothing except inform others that a serious conversation is well beyond some individuals.
Imagine, name calling at the scene of a GA incident over disagreement? Pointless, childlike, foolish. etc., etc.
The private pilot's license is only the beginning, the start, of a long learning process over a long period of time, it's your license for that important "first step" to start learning and enjoying GA.
From the remarks from some pilots, if you really are, tells me you have much to learn, mostly about communications and carrying on a civil conversation. We were told not to start a pissing match on Threads.
As are all incidents or just "close calls," there has to be a level of maturity and cooperation among the individuals looking for reasons and ansewers. What GA is not, is Monday morning quarterbacking of some sport event.
A series of wrong decisions, pilot error, close mindedness and egos, has gotten plenty of pilots in trouble, some serious trouble.
I soloed when I was 18. That was a long time ago. I have no idea how many hours went by before my instructor turned me loose. For whatever the reason might be, most guys want to solo in as few hours as possible. I can't remember this being an issue when I took up flying. It's not a good thing.
The training which any pilot receives, is a direct result of the individual, your CFI, doing the training, task for task.
I strongly believe this individual wasn't ready to solo, just a few more hours could have made a big difference.
I'm not a CFI, I never had interest in giving instruction, but if I was, I wouldn't permit the filming of my student's solo flight. Simply, just another thing to keep his mind off the flight.
But that's me!

Charles
Edited to get the word (p i s s i n g) in. Actually an important word because there's absolutely no place for it in the Forum or in Threads.
The Country is changing, more than ever, we should not devide.