Student pilot trainee lost control of small aircraft sel aircraft during dual instruction crosswind ...

Attributes
ACN	238547
Time
Date	199304
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hqz
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czul
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	238547
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While practicing crosswind takeoffs and lndgs on runway 35 (wind 31/15 gusts 25). After 3RD landing by student a gust of wind caught the aircraft at the point of flare right before touchdown. The student froze on the controls and the aircraft drifted to the right of the runway. The instructor took over the aircraft before touchdown as it settled in the grass to the right of the runway. The aircraft was then taxied back onto the runway. The student had 40 hours of dual instruction of takeoffs and lndgs by another instructor, prior to the incident. The student's approachs were stabilized, but the flare and crosswind inputs were inadequate. Practice of crosswind technique needed to be performed by the student to develop crosswind landing skills. The gust of wind drifted the aircraft to the right of the runway seconds before full stall and touchdown a few ft above ground, therefore a go around was impossible. The crosswind conditions were favorable for student to practice crosswind takeoffs and lndgs and not reason to cancel flight training, but that may have been the only way to have prevented this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT TRAINEE LOST CTL OF SMA SEL ACFT DURING DUAL INSTRUCTION XWIND LNDG PRACTICE RESULTING IN THE ACFT LNDG OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING XWIND TKOFS AND LNDGS ON RWY 35 (WIND 31/15 GUSTS 25). AFTER 3RD LNDG BY STUDENT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE ACFT AT THE POINT OF FLARE RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT FROZE ON THE CTLS AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE R OF THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE ACFT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AS IT SETTLED IN THE GRASS TO THE R OF THE RWY. THE ACFT WAS THEN TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RWY. THE STUDENT HAD 40 HRS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION OF TKOFS AND LNDGS BY ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR, PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE STUDENT'S APCHS WERE STABILIZED, BUT THE FLARE AND XWIND INPUTS WERE INADEQUATE. PRACTICE OF XWIND TECHNIQUE NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED BY THE STUDENT TO DEVELOP XWIND LNDG SKILLS. THE GUST OF WIND DRIFTED THE ACFT TO THE R OF THE RWY SECONDS BEFORE FULL STALL AND TOUCHDOWN A FEW FT ABOVE GND, THEREFORE A GAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE XWIND CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR STUDENT TO PRACTICE XWIND TKOFS AND LNDGS AND NOT REASON TO CANCEL FLT TRAINING, BUT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT.

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 trainee lost control of small aircraft sel aircraft during dual instruction crosswind landing practice resulting in the aircraft landing off the side of the runway.