Student pilot of third solo flight lost control of the aircraft on the landing roll and ended up off...

Attributes
ACN	265841
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mhy airport : mgy
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 700 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	265841
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had a student pilot on his third solo supervised solo when her an the airplane off the side of runway 2 at dayton general airport (mgy). We made 3 takeoffs and lndgs in a 5-7 KT crosswind. I decided he was able to solo in these conditions safely. The 3 lndgs were on centerline and smooth at touchdown. The rollouts were all on centerline. Upon the second solo landing, I (instructor) observed the airplane touch down, balloon, and then touch down a second time with the airplane facing sideways approximately 20-30 degrees left of center. The airplane side-loaded and landed left off the runway. Both main gear tires on the cessna 172 were locked and skidding. As the airplane left the runway, it struck a 2 ft snow bank and then sunk into the mud with the nosewheel. The aircraft nosed over and then struck the propeller. The aircraft then fell to its side striking the right wing. The airplane was then removed from the runway so other larger aircraft could land safely. I believe student had tensed up applying full brakes. The aircraft was then unable to be realigned with the runway. I also believe student did not apply sufficient right rudder to bring the aircraft straight down centerline. He seemed to feel that if too much rudder was applied, the aircraft may have tipped over. He then felt the safest action was to let the aircraft roll into the snow bank.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF THIRD SOLO FLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT ON THE LNDG ROLL AND ENDED UP OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY IN A SNOW BANK. THE ACFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE WHEELS, PROP AND WINGTIP.

Narrative: I HAD A STUDENT PLT ON HIS THIRD SOLO SUPERVISED SOLO WHEN HER AN THE AIRPLANE OFF THE SIDE OF RWY 2 AT DAYTON GENERAL ARPT (MGY). WE MADE 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS IN A 5-7 KT XWIND. I DECIDED HE WAS ABLE TO SOLO IN THESE CONDITIONS SAFELY. THE 3 LNDGS WERE ON CTRLINE AND SMOOTH AT TOUCHDOWN. THE ROLLOUTS WERE ALL ON CTRLINE. UPON THE SECOND SOLO LNDG, I (INSTRUCTOR) OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TOUCH DOWN, BALLOON, AND THEN TOUCH DOWN A SECOND TIME WITH THE AIRPLANE FACING SIDEWAYS APPROX 20-30 DEGS L OF CTR. THE AIRPLANE SIDE-LOADED AND LANDED L OFF THE RWY. BOTH MAIN GEAR TIRES ON THE CESSNA 172 WERE LOCKED AND SKIDDING. AS THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RWY, IT STRUCK A 2 FT SNOW BANK AND THEN SUNK INTO THE MUD WITH THE NOSEWHEEL. THE ACFT NOSED OVER AND THEN STRUCK THE PROP. THE ACFT THEN FELL TO ITS SIDE STRIKING THE R WING. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN REMOVED FROM THE RWY SO OTHER LARGER ACFT COULD LAND SAFELY. I BELIEVE STUDENT HAD TENSED UP APPLYING FULL BRAKES. THE ACFT WAS THEN UNABLE TO BE REALIGNED WITH THE RWY. I ALSO BELIEVE STUDENT DID NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT R RUDDER TO BRING THE ACFT STRAIGHT DOWN CTRLINE. HE SEEMED TO FEEL THAT IF TOO MUCH RUDDER WAS APPLIED, THE ACFT MAY HAVE TIPPED OVER. HE THEN FELT THE SAFEST ACTION WAS TO LET THE ACFT ROLL INTO THE SNOW BANK.

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 of third solo flight lost control of the aircraft on the landing roll and ended up off the side of the runway in a snow bank. The aircraft received damage to the wheels, propeller and wingtip.