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A student pilot and observing flight instructor reported an unstabilized approach during first solo flight that resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1337841 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 733 Flight Crew Type 603 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
First solo landing after 27 [flights] under supervision from certified flight instructors; 26 [flights] in the last 7 weeks. Immediately prior to the incident; 7 supervised landings were performed; all at [the home] airport. After normal takeoff and traffic pattern; normal landing was attempted on runway 03. Aircraft seemed slightly high on approach; lights were white and red. Airspeed was 65 knots when the runway threshold was crossed. As the aircraft rounded out; it ballooned during flare. The aircraft bounced once; came down hard; and exited the runway at an angle of approximately 15 degrees to the left of runway 3; crossing taxiway alpha and coming to a stop in the gravel separating the ramp from taxiway alpha. No injuries were sustained. One occupant in aircraft at time of incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A student pilot and observing flight instructor reported an unstabilized approach during first solo flight that resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
Narrative: First solo landing after 27 [flights] under supervision from certified flight instructors; 26 [flights] in the last 7 weeks. Immediately prior to the incident; 7 supervised landings were performed; all at [the home] airport. After normal takeoff and traffic pattern; normal landing was attempted on Runway 03. Aircraft seemed slightly high on approach; lights were white and red. Airspeed was 65 knots when the runway threshold was crossed. As the aircraft rounded out; it ballooned during flare. The aircraft bounced once; came down hard; and exited the runway at an angle of approximately 15 degrees to the left of runway 3; crossing taxiway Alpha and coming to a stop in the gravel separating the ramp from taxiway Alpha. No injuries were sustained. One occupant in aircraft at time of incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.