Loss of aircraft control.

Attributes
ACN	170483
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : prc tower : tul
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	170483
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was the student's first time flying traffic pattern operations. The student was continually keeping the nose high during the base to final turn. During the third approach for touch and go I looked up and saw how low the airspeed was and I said to my student, 'airspeed.' next thing I knew we turned to the left and started a spiraling dive which began 500' AGL. I took the controls and recovered the aircraft at 50' AGL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST TIME FLYING TFC PATTERN OPS. THE STUDENT WAS CONTINUALLY KEEPING THE NOSE HIGH DURING THE BASE TO FINAL TURN. DURING THE THIRD APCH FOR TOUCH AND GO I LOOKED UP AND SAW HOW LOW THE AIRSPD WAS AND I SAID TO MY STUDENT, 'AIRSPD.' NEXT THING I KNEW WE TURNED TO THE LEFT AND STARTED A SPIRALING DIVE WHICH BEGAN 500' AGL. I TOOK THE CTLS AND RECOVERED THE ACFT AT 50' AGL.

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.