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C172 instructor pilot reported taking the controls from his student and executing a go-around following a runway excursion during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1544106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 81 Flight Crew Total 372 Flight Crew Type 263 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
While practicing takeoffs and landings with a student pilot we encountered a wind shift from headwind to a cross wind on our 4th landing. On short final while practicing a soft field landing we had a significant loss of airspeed and lift. This occurred at about 10 ft above the runway and caused a hard; bounced landing. We regained about 10 ft in altitude with a nose high pitch and low airspeed. As my student attempted to correct this bounced landing we were blown to the left side of the runway. I called for a go around; however we contacted the ground again. My student initiated the go around; however we did not have the airspeed to climb immediately and continued into the grass. I took controls at this point and performed the go around. I flew around the pattern once again to observe the runway and make sure we did not hit any runway lights. We then flew back to our home airport and contacted the airport manager about what had occurred. We inspected the aircraft and did not see signs of damage. Maintenance inspected the aircraft as well. Looking back at the situation I should have taken controls earlier to ensure the aircraft never exited the runway. My student and I had a thorough debrief after the flight to discuss what went wrong and what could have been better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 Instructor Pilot reported taking the controls from his student and executing a go-around following a runway excursion during landing.
Narrative: While practicing takeoffs and landings with a student pilot we encountered a wind shift from headwind to a cross wind on our 4th landing. On short final while practicing a soft field landing we had a significant loss of airspeed and lift. This occurred at about 10 ft above the runway and caused a hard; bounced landing. We regained about 10 ft in altitude with a nose high pitch and low airspeed. As my student attempted to correct this bounced landing we were blown to the left side of the runway. I called for a go around; however we contacted the ground again. My student initiated the go around; however we did not have the airspeed to climb immediately and continued into the grass. I took controls at this point and performed the go around. I flew around the pattern once again to observe the runway and make sure we did not hit any runway lights. We then flew back to our home airport and contacted the airport manager about what had occurred. We inspected the aircraft and did not see signs of damage. Maintenance inspected the aircraft as well. Looking back at the situation I should have taken controls earlier to ensure the aircraft never exited the runway. My student and I had a thorough debrief after the flight to discuss what went wrong and what could have been better.
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.