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C172 student pilot reported difficulty selecting the appropriate AWOS radio frequency and a runway excursion due to a tailwind landing situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1537965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air/Ground Communication |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 4 Flight Crew Total 45 Flight Crew Type 45 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Student pilot with 45 hours of experience in the C172 arrived above ZZZ at 8;700 feet. Pattern is 5;700 feet. Attempted to contact AWOS on 119.925; plane is equipped with an old bendix style radio and only has 2 sub digits in increments of 5. Tried 119.90 and 119.95; was unable to receive the AWOS station. Dialed [AWOS telephone number] and was unable to understand the wind information. I had been listening on the second communication for any traffic. I decided on left pattern runway xx. On downwind I glanced at the windsock and it appeared to be a mild left quartering tailwind. On final I had to have a considerable crab angle applied. On touchdown the airplane landed crabbed with wind side wing low.I was not prepared for how fast I needed to correct with the rudder; and the plane veered to the right and left [of] the runway. I held the nose up and used the rudder to move it back onto the runway; missing the runway lights. I applied brakes and stopped on the runway. I then taxied back to the parking.I inspected front shock; which was at normal extension. The wheels did not have any visual issues; there was no visible damage to the front or around the wheel struts. I closely inspected the propeller and there did not appear to be any damage.it is my opinion that there should be another requirement for the private pilot to demonstrate crosswind and tailwind landings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 student pilot reported difficulty selecting the appropriate AWOS radio frequency and a runway excursion due to a tailwind landing situation.
Narrative: Student pilot with 45 hours of experience in the C172 arrived above ZZZ at 8;700 feet. Pattern is 5;700 feet. Attempted to contact AWOS on 119.925; plane is equipped with an old Bendix style radio and only has 2 sub digits in increments of 5. Tried 119.90 and 119.95; was unable to receive the AWOS station. Dialed [AWOS telephone number] and was unable to understand the wind information. I had been listening on the second COM for any traffic. I decided on left pattern Runway XX. On downwind I glanced at the windsock and it appeared to be a mild left quartering tailwind. On final I had to have a considerable crab angle applied. On touchdown the airplane landed crabbed with wind side wing low.I was not prepared for how fast I needed to correct with the rudder; and the plane veered to the right and left [of] the runway. I held the nose up and used the rudder to move it back onto the runway; missing the runway lights. I applied brakes and stopped on the runway. I then taxied back to the parking.I inspected front shock; which was at normal extension. The wheels did not have any visual issues; there was no visible damage to the front or around the wheel struts. I closely inspected the propeller and there did not appear to be any damage.It is my opinion that there should be another requirement for the private pilot to demonstrate crosswind and tailwind landings.
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.