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During an instructional flight an actual forced landing off airport was made due to the student's misunderstanding of the intentions of a simulated emergency landing given by the instructor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cma |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 300 |
| 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 other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 246783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on a training flight with a student pilot, I simulated an engine loss. At about 600-700 ft AGL, I told her about our shutdown procedures once committed to an emergency landing. As I looked outside to ensure the area was clear, she took the description of the procedures literally and shut the aircraft down -- mixture and master. Fortunately, I caught the shutdown early enough to realize the plane would have to land. We landed without injury or aircraft damage. Since the student was from a foreign country and has a limited understanding of english, I think there was a serious communications misunderstanding. However, it could have been my lack of fully explaining the simulation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT AN ACTUAL FORCED LNDG OFF ARPT WAS MADE DUE TO THE STUDENT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENTIONS OF A SIMULATED EMER LNDG GIVEN BY THE INSTRUCTOR.
Narrative: WHILE ON A TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT PLT, I SIMULATED AN ENG LOSS. AT ABOUT 600-700 FT AGL, I TOLD HER ABOUT OUR SHUTDOWN PROCS ONCE COMMITTED TO AN EMER LNDG. AS I LOOKED OUTSIDE TO ENSURE THE AREA WAS CLR, SHE TOOK THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCS LITERALLY AND SHUT THE ACFT DOWN -- MIXTURE AND MASTER. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT THE SHUTDOWN EARLY ENOUGH TO REALIZE THE PLANE WOULD HAVE TO LAND. WE LANDED WITHOUT INJURY OR ACFT DAMAGE. SINCE THE STUDENT WAS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND HAS A LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH, I THINK THERE WAS A SERIOUS COMS MISUNDERSTANDING. HOWEVER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY LACK OF FULLY EXPLAINING THE SIMULATION.
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.