Student pilot alleged he was endorsed for solo. Made hard landing damaging the small aircraft aircra...

Attributes
ACN	183747
Time
Date	199107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9g2
State Reference	MI
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	183747
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	183732
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A student pilot, not endorsed for solo, indicated to part time dispatcher that he was endorsed for solo. He proceeded to take an small aircraft for a local training flight. On the first landing he must have landed hard. Aircraft received damage, substantial, to nose gear, propeller and engine mount. He was not endorsed for solo flight. He said to the FAA inspector that his flight instructor had ok'ed his solo verbally and that I would supervise said solo from the ground. I did not in any way encourage this thought nor did I ever indicate that this was the case. I spoke to his instructor and he never said to the student that I would do such a thing. I believe that the student mentioned has a ego problem. He had earlier indicated that he wanted his instructor to take him and 2 of the students friends so that they could experience the 'thrill' of steep turns and stalls. His instructor naturally declined such a flight. Preventive actions include: recurrent training for part and full time staff. Enforcing policies regarding aircraft rental and introducing a more bulletproof way of confirming pilot status, e.g., private pilot student pilot endorsed or not endorsed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ALLEGED HE WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO. MADE HARD LNDG DAMAGING THE SMA ACFT. INSTRUCTOR DENIED SPI HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR SOLO.

Narrative: A STUDENT PLT, NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO, INDICATED TO PART TIME DISPATCHER THAT HE WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO. HE PROCEEDED TO TAKE AN SMA FOR A LCL TRAINING FLT. ON THE FIRST LNDG HE MUST HAVE LANDED HARD. ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE, SUBSTANTIAL, TO NOSE GEAR, PROP AND ENG MOUNT. HE WAS NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLT. HE SAID TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR HAD OK'ED HIS SOLO VERBALLY AND THAT I WOULD SUPERVISE SAID SOLO FROM THE GND. I DID NOT IN ANY WAY ENCOURAGE THIS THOUGHT NOR DID I EVER INDICATE THAT THIS WAS THE CASE. I SPOKE TO HIS INSTRUCTOR AND HE NEVER SAID TO THE STUDENT THAT I WOULD DO SUCH A THING. I BELIEVE THAT THE STUDENT MENTIONED HAS A EGO PROBLEM. HE HAD EARLIER INDICATED THAT HE WANTED HIS INSTRUCTOR TO TAKE HIM AND 2 OF THE STUDENTS FRIENDS SO THAT THEY COULD EXPERIENCE THE 'THRILL' OF STEEP TURNS AND STALLS. HIS INSTRUCTOR NATURALLY DECLINED SUCH A FLT. PREVENTIVE ACTIONS INCLUDE: RECURRENT TRAINING FOR PART AND FULL TIME STAFF. ENFORCING POLICIES REGARDING ACFT RENTAL AND INTRODUCING A MORE BULLETPROOF WAY OF CONFIRMING PLT STATUS, E.G., PRIVATE PLT STUDENT PLT ENDORSED OR NOT ENDORSED.

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.

Student pilot alleged he was endorsed for solo. Made hard landing damaging the small aircraft aircraft. Instructor denied spi had been approved for solo.