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C172 instructor pilot reported his student lost directional control during taxi in a strong crosswind that resulted in a taxiway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1433163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFB.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Taxiway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Taxiing to spot 2 on bravo crew [temporarily] lost control of the aircraft due to a high crosswind forcing the aircraft to turn right into the grass. Instructor pilot was distracted drinking water when this happened. Immediately after the instructor pilot noticed the situation instructor pilot took controls. The right tire momentarily went into the grass. Crew continued taxiing to the ramp without further complications.even though the crew was applying the correct wind correction techniques this does not always work as intended. Crews need to be extra careful in taxi; takeoff; and landing in high crosswind conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot reported his student lost directional control during taxi in a strong crosswind that resulted in a taxiway excursion.
Narrative: Taxiing to spot 2 on Bravo crew [temporarily] lost control of the aircraft due to a high crosswind forcing the aircraft to turn right into the grass. Instructor pilot was distracted drinking water when this happened. Immediately after the instructor pilot noticed the situation instructor pilot took controls. The right tire momentarily went into the grass. Crew continued taxiing to the ramp without further complications.Even though the crew was applying the correct wind correction techniques this does not always work as intended. Crews need to be extra careful in taxi; takeoff; and landing in high crosswind conditions.
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.