Instructor and student hit runway light on go around from botched landing.

Attributes
ACN	141706
Time
Date	199004
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s50
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 25
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pbi
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	141706
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was training a student pilot on round-off (flaring) techniques for landing. He has done many touch and go's and is familiar with the scenario. He is a spi with well above average time for not having soloed as of yet. We were on final approach, made the runway, cut power, maintained proper airspeed down to about 25', where he began to round out. He has a tendency to pull the yoke back (pitch back) a little too quickly and so I had my hands placed in front of yoke and was telling him to go nice and slow and smoothly. He pitched up a little early and we began to float back up from about 7-15'. I reminded him of power and he added power to settle back down nice and easy. As we began to settle he, for some reason, cut the power again, which had never been done previously. I immediately put back in full power to go around, but we still bounced on the runway. He had also started to drift to the left of the runway, not off it but toward the left side, and I was telling him to slowly bank toward the runway for a small correction. As I added power we couldn't get up enough momentum to stay in the air. We bounced and as I took control I had also started the correction toward the middle of the runway. This in turn put the right wing and right rear stabilizer slightly lower than level flight, with the nose pitched up and turning right, we were still very close to the ground. I thought that the wheel touched down second time because of our position and angle. Our momentum was moving forward but not enough airspeed to lift off yet. We actually ended up having enough lift and did not touch the wheel, but actually ended up having enough lift and did not touch the wheel, but actually hit the top of the light post on the side of the runway. We scraped the bottom right rear stabilizer, but the aircraft was still structurally safe. After going around and landing I inspected the craft and found it structurally sound. On returning to home base and reviewing the situation I found that there would have been no damage if the lights did not situation up so high. I wonder if lights are similar at other us airports and give the same threat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HIT RWY LIGHT ON GO AROUND FROM BOTCHED LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS TRNING A STUDENT PLT ON ROUND-OFF (FLARING) TECHNIQUES FOR LNDG. HE HAS DONE MANY TOUCH AND GO'S AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE SCENARIO. HE IS A SPI WITH WELL ABOVE AVERAGE TIME FOR NOT HAVING SOLOED AS OF YET. WE WERE ON FINAL APCH, MADE THE RWY, CUT PWR, MAINTAINED PROPER AIRSPD DOWN TO ABOUT 25', WHERE HE BEGAN TO ROUND OUT. HE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL THE YOKE BACK (PITCH BACK) A LITTLE TOO QUICKLY AND SO I HAD MY HANDS PLACED IN FRONT OF YOKE AND WAS TELLING HIM TO GO NICE AND SLOW AND SMOOTHLY. HE PITCHED UP A LITTLE EARLY AND WE BEGAN TO FLOAT BACK UP FROM ABOUT 7-15'. I REMINDED HIM OF PWR AND HE ADDED PWR TO SETTLE BACK DOWN NICE AND EASY. AS WE BEGAN TO SETTLE HE, FOR SOME REASON, CUT THE PWR AGAIN, WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY. I IMMEDIATELY PUT BACK IN FULL PWR TO GO AROUND, BUT WE STILL BOUNCED ON THE RWY. HE HAD ALSO STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY, NOT OFF IT BUT TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE, AND I WAS TELLING HIM TO SLOWLY BANK TOWARD THE RWY FOR A SMALL CORRECTION. AS I ADDED PWR WE COULDN'T GET UP ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO STAY IN THE AIR. WE BOUNCED AND AS I TOOK CONTROL I HAD ALSO STARTED THE CORRECTION TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY. THIS IN TURN PUT THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT REAR STABILIZER SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN LEVEL FLT, WITH THE NOSE PITCHED UP AND TURNING RIGHT, WE WERE STILL VERY CLOSE TO THE GND. I THOUGHT THAT THE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN SECOND TIME BECAUSE OF OUR POS AND ANGLE. OUR MOMENTUM WAS MOVING FORWARD BUT NOT ENOUGH AIRSPD TO LIFT OFF YET. WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP HAVING ENOUGH LIFT AND DID NOT TOUCH THE WHEEL, BUT ACTUALLY ENDED UP HAVING ENOUGH LIFT AND DID NOT TOUCH THE WHEEL, BUT ACTUALLY HIT THE TOP OF THE LIGHT POST ON THE SIDE OF THE RWY. WE SCRAPED THE BOTTOM RIGHT REAR STABILIZER, BUT THE ACFT WAS STILL STRUCTURALLY SAFE. AFTER GOING AROUND AND LNDG I INSPECTED THE CRAFT AND FOUND IT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. ON RETURNING TO HOME BASE AND REVIEWING THE SITUATION I FOUND THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DAMAGE IF THE LIGHTS DID NOT SIT UP SO HIGH. I WONDER IF LIGHTS ARE SIMILAR AT OTHER U.S. ARPTS AND GIVE THE SAME THREAT.

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.