<< >> NASA ASRS Report 218246, August 1992

Flight instructor of small aircraft aircraft gave private pilot student an engine out emergency landing over a non tower airport resulting in turns for landing opposite to that designated.

Attributes
ACN	218246
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gai
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 2000
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	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 288 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	218246
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was returning from practice approachs with instructor. Upon removing my hood, instructor pulled power for a simulated engine out. We were at 2000 ft (pattern altitude is 1340 at gai) we were southwest of approach end of runway 32 (which has a r-hand pattern). By the time I realized we were coming in on a base, we saw another aircraft mid-base (a correct right base) and another on final. My instructor announced simulated engine out, (montgomery traffic, small aircraft aircraft simulated engine out'). He told me to continue the approach. The other aircraft evidently slowed down but protested and asked for our tail number. In retrospect, I should've realized where we were at 2000 and used that altitude to enter pattern properly (to whatever extent possible) or discontinued the practice approach.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR OF SMA ACFT GAVE PRIVATE PLT STUDENT AN ENG OUT EMER LNDG OVER A NON TWR ARPT RESULTING IN TURNS FOR LNDG OPPOSITE TO THAT DESIGNATED.

Narrative: WAS RETURNING FROM PRACTICE APCHS WITH INSTRUCTOR. UPON REMOVING MY HOOD, INSTRUCTOR PULLED PWR FOR A SIMULATED ENG OUT. WE WERE AT 2000 FT (PATTERN ALT IS 1340 AT GAI) WE WERE SW OF APCH END OF RWY 32 (WHICH HAS A R-HAND PATTERN). BY THE TIME I REALIZED WE WERE COMING IN ON A BASE, WE SAW ANOTHER ACFT MID-BASE (A CORRECT R BASE) AND ANOTHER ON FINAL. MY INSTRUCTOR ANNOUNCED SIMULATED ENG OUT, (MONTGOMERY TFC, SMA ACFT SIMULATED ENG OUT'). HE TOLD ME TO CONTINUE THE APCH. THE OTHER ACFT EVIDENTLY SLOWED DOWN BUT PROTESTED AND ASKED FOR OUR TAIL NUMBER. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD'VE REALIZED WHERE WE WERE AT 2000 AND USED THAT ALT TO ENTER PATTERN PROPERLY (TO WHATEVER EXTENT POSSIBLE) OR DISCONTINUED THE PRACTICE APCH.

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.