GA small aircraft undershot runway during training flight.

Attributes
ACN	162939
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw airport : xxx
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1530 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	162939
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Landed on the edge of the runway while practicing short field landing. The instructor pilot told pilot to drag the plane by adding power but since the headsets were functioning improperly the pilot did not hear the first time so the instructor had to repeat to the pilot so he heard the second time but at that point the pilot thought he should pitch up to flare then he realized that he was short so the instructor pushed the pilot's hand on the throttle but that was too late since the distance was about 1' from the edge of the runway. An open door and headsets contributing factors. To avoid such thing, the instructor should be faster, threshold is the first T/D point for training students. Rate of sink should always be avoided especially for student pilot since it can be a very bad habit. No other factors should be contributed with the control at the airplane. The human should be confident but not overconfident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNDERSHOT RWY DURING TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: LANDED ON THE EDGE OF THE RWY WHILE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LNDG. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT TOLD PLT TO DRAG THE PLANE BY ADDING PWR BUT SINCE THE HEADSETS WERE FUNCTIONING IMPROPERLY THE PLT DID NOT HEAR THE FIRST TIME SO THE INSTRUCTOR HAD TO REPEAT TO THE PLT SO HE HEARD THE SEC TIME BUT AT THAT POINT THE PLT THOUGHT HE SHOULD PITCH UP TO FLARE THEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS SHORT SO THE INSTRUCTOR PUSHED THE PLT'S HAND ON THE THROTTLE BUT THAT WAS TOO LATE SINCE THE DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 1' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RWY. AN OPEN DOOR AND HEADSETS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. TO AVOID SUCH THING, THE INSTRUCTOR SHOULD BE FASTER, THRESHOLD IS THE FIRST T/D POINT FOR TRNING STUDENTS. RATE OF SINK SHOULD ALWAYS BE AVOIDED ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENT PLT SINCE IT CAN BE A VERY BAD HABIT. NO OTHER FACTORS SHOULD BE CONTRIBUTED WITH THE CTL AT THE AIRPLANE. THE HUMAN SHOULD BE CONFIDENT BUT NOT OVERCONFIDENT.

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.