Student pilot on first solo bounces aircraft on third landing and rolls off side of runway.

Attributes
ACN	154340
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mxkf
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	154340
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Having spent the entire day preparing my student for his solo flight, I decided the time was right. I emphasized to him the need to go around if he's not sure, that there's no face lost in so doing. I even emphasized that the key element in a go around is not technique, it's judgement. The student seemed to understand. His first two solo lndgs were fine, but on the third he bounced once, twice, three times then proceeded to roll of the runway onto the grass strip. No damage to him or the airplane, but both of us learned a lesson. For him, he now knows that going around should be initiated when ever there's concern before or during the landing. For me, I will now teach go around procedures after T/D as well as before. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Reporter states that he feels student was handling crosswind well until he bounced aircraft on third landing. Feels student just froze. Has had in depth discussion since then and spi has soloed west/O mishap and is ready for solo x-country. Airport operations came out to runway to investigate, said to call FAA. Instrument and student did. No follow up beyond phone call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON FIRST SOLO BOUNCES ACFT ON THIRD LNDG AND ROLLS OFF SIDE OF RWY.

Narrative: HAVING SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY PREPARING MY STUDENT FOR HIS SOLO FLT, I DECIDED THE TIME WAS RIGHT. I EMPHASIZED TO HIM THE NEED TO GO AROUND IF HE'S NOT SURE, THAT THERE'S NO FACE LOST IN SO DOING. I EVEN EMPHASIZED THAT THE KEY ELEMENT IN A GO AROUND IS NOT TECHNIQUE, IT'S JUDGEMENT. THE STUDENT SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND. HIS FIRST TWO SOLO LNDGS WERE FINE, BUT ON THE THIRD HE BOUNCED ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL OF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS STRIP. NO DAMAGE TO HIM OR THE AIRPLANE, BUT BOTH OF US LEARNED A LESSON. FOR HIM, HE NOW KNOWS THAT GOING AROUND SHOULD BE INITIATED WHEN EVER THERE'S CONCERN BEFORE OR DURING THE LNDG. FOR ME, I WILL NOW TEACH GO AROUND PROCS AFTER T/D AS WELL AS BEFORE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES THAT HE FEELS STUDENT WAS HANDLING XWIND WELL UNTIL HE BOUNCED ACFT ON THIRD LNDG. FEELS STUDENT JUST FROZE. HAS HAD IN DEPTH DISCUSSION SINCE THEN AND SPI HAS SOLOED W/O MISHAP AND IS READY FOR SOLO X-COUNTRY. ARPT OPS CAME OUT TO RWY TO INVESTIGATE, SAID TO CALL FAA. INSTR AND STUDENT DID. NO FOLLOW UP BEYOND PHONE CALL.

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.