An instructor pilot reports that 1 of his students wrecked her aircraft on her first solo.

Attributes
ACN	266541
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 35
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dpa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : student pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 643
ASRS Report	266541
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student was on her first supervised solo when the accident took place. She had flown a perfect pattern and what appeared to be perfect final approach to landing when the accident began. She touched the ground with her left wheel (in a sideslip confign) and then proceeded to balloon upward to approximately 35 ft in the air. The student pitched the nose downward to avoid a stall, failed to regain a nose high pitch attitude (flare) for landing thereby creating a porpoising condition. The plane hit the nosewheel and then the main gear. The plane then rose 10 ft above the ground and remained in level flight for quite some distance. The nose then pitched downward and struck with enough force to collapse the nosewheel and then a propeller strike. It appeared that the student never flared the aircraft in time to avoid this accident. She has had numerous hours of instruction (39 hours) prior to solo and has had instruction on recovery from ballooning and bounced (porpoising) lndgs. The main concern I have was a possible crosswind condition. When she was landing, the wind was down the runway, however, the reported wind was: XA47Z -- 240 degrees/11 KTS, XB47Z -- 280 degrees/7 KTS. The incident occurred at XB00Z. After talking to my student and asking why a go around was not executed or why there was no flare, she answered that she was attempting to flare (causing the balloon) but lost control afterwards.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT 1 OF HIS STUDENTS WRECKED HER ACFT ON HER FIRST SOLO.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO WHEN THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. SHE HAD FLOWN A PERFECT PATTERN AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE PERFECT FINAL APCH TO LNDG WHEN THE ACCIDENT BEGAN. SHE TOUCHED THE GND WITH HER L WHEEL (IN A SIDESLIP CONFIGN) AND THEN PROCEEDED TO BALLOON UPWARD TO APPROX 35 FT IN THE AIR. THE STUDENT PITCHED THE NOSE DOWNWARD TO AVOID A STALL, FAILED TO REGAIN A NOSE HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE (FLARE) FOR LNDG THEREBY CREATING A PORPOISING CONDITION. THE PLANE HIT THE NOSEWHEEL AND THEN THE MAIN GEAR. THE PLANE THEN ROSE 10 FT ABOVE THE GND AND REMAINED IN LEVEL FLT FOR QUITE SOME DISTANCE. THE NOSE THEN PITCHED DOWNWARD AND STRUCK WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO COLLAPSE THE NOSEWHEEL AND THEN A PROP STRIKE. IT APPEARED THAT THE STUDENT NEVER FLARED THE ACFT IN TIME TO AVOID THIS ACCIDENT. SHE HAS HAD NUMEROUS HRS OF INSTRUCTION (39 HRS) PRIOR TO SOLO AND HAS HAD INSTRUCTION ON RECOVERY FROM BALLOONING AND BOUNCED (PORPOISING) LNDGS. THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE WAS A POSSIBLE XWIND CONDITION. WHEN SHE WAS LNDG, THE WIND WAS DOWN THE RWY, HOWEVER, THE RPTED WIND WAS: XA47Z -- 240 DEGS/11 KTS, XB47Z -- 280 DEGS/7 KTS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT XB00Z. AFTER TALKING TO MY STUDENT AND ASKING WHY A GAR WAS NOT EXECUTED OR WHY THERE WAS NO FLARE, SHE ANSWERED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLARE (CAUSING THE BALLOON) BUT LOST CTL AFTERWARDS.

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.