Spi loses control of aircraft on touch and go and suffers runway excursion. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	246926
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3he
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	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	246926
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A student pilot departed livingston county airport for practice maneuvers. He returned to the airport and was practicing lndgs. He was doing touch-and-go's. On the 4TH landing he applied power to takeoff and the airplane started turning to the left. He said he applied right rudder pedal and nothing happened. He continued to the left until it went off the runway. When it hit the grass it continued turning left. He pulled the power back and applied the brakes as the plane hit the ditch. The nose gear collapsed and the right wing tip hit the other side of the ditch. The student was not injured. The problem arose because the student disobeyed the rules set by the instructor and flight school that state that student pilots cannot practice touch-and-go takeoff and lndgs solo. Things that could have caused the plane to turn left was the p-factor as power was applied. Or he could have hit the top left rudder pedal which would have applied the left brake. The winds were less than 5 KTS so I don't think that would be a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI LOSES CTL OF ACFT ON TOUCH AND GO AND SUFFERS RWY EXCURSION. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: A STUDENT PLT DEPARTED LIVINGSTON COUNTY ARPT FOR PRACTICE MANEUVERS. HE RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND WAS PRACTICING LNDGS. HE WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GO'S. ON THE 4TH LNDG HE APPLIED PWR TO TKOF AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TURNING TO THE L. HE SAID HE APPLIED R RUDDER PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE CONTINUED TO THE L UNTIL IT WENT OFF THE RWY. WHEN IT HIT THE GRASS IT CONTINUED TURNING L. HE PULLED THE PWR BACK AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS THE PLANE HIT THE DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE R WING TIP HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DITCH. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE THE STUDENT DISOBEYED THE RULES SET BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND FLT SCHOOL THAT STATE THAT STUDENT PLTS CANNOT PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO TKOF AND LNDGS SOLO. THINGS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PLANE TO TURN L WAS THE P-FACTOR AS PWR WAS APPLIED. OR HE COULD HAVE HIT THE TOP L RUDDER PEDAL WHICH WOULD HAVE APPLIED THE L BRAKE. THE WINDS WERE LESS THAN 5 KTS SO I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE A FACTOR.

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.