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A student pilot experienced difficulty with wind corrections, and drifted off of the landing runway, damaging the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199502 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gtf |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 297037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| ASRS Report | 297036 |
| 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:
This flight was a solo cross country, with a total of 4 lndgs at different airports, the final airport was great falls international. The flight was uneventful until the final landing at great falls. Upon a 45 degree entry to the downwind approach, on runway 21, tower stated that the winds were from 230 degrees, at 18 KTS. I experienced light turbulence on base and final, but had the aircraft lined-up on center, with 20 degrees of flaps, and correct airspeed. Upon touching down with the left wheel, the right wing raised, and I applied right aileron to level the wings. The aircraft was off centerline drifting left with the nosewheel down. I attempted to correct the aircraft back, to the centerline, but failed. The aircraft left the runway, into the grass, left of runway 21. It struck a small airport taxiway sign, clearing damage to the flaps and lower cowling, making this, and aircraft incident. Factors that contributed, included, a wind gust which raised the right wing, upon touch-down. Even though corrective action was taken, reaction time was slow enough that the situation could not be corrected in time. Supplemental information from acn 297036: met student, talked to flight service, student finished planning a solo cross country.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WITH WIND CORRECTIONS, AND DRIFTED OFF OF THE LNDG RWY, DAMAGING THE ACFT.
Narrative: THIS FLT WAS A SOLO XCOUNTRY, WITH A TOTAL OF 4 LNDGS AT DIFFERENT ARPTS, THE FINAL ARPT WAS GREAT FALLS INTL. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE FINAL LNDG AT GREAT FALLS. UPON A 45 DEG ENTRY TO THE DOWNWIND APCH, ON RWY 21, TWR STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 230 DEGS, AT 18 KTS. I EXPERIENCED LIGHT TURB ON BASE AND FINAL, BUT HAD THE ACFT LINED-UP ON CTR, WITH 20 DEGS OF FLAPS, AND CORRECT AIRSPD. UPON TOUCHING DOWN WITH THE L WHEEL, THE R WING RAISED, AND I APPLIED R AILERON TO LEVEL THE WINGS. THE ACFT WAS OFF CTRLINE DRIFTING L WITH THE NOSEWHEEL DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ACFT BACK, TO THE CTRLINE, BUT FAILED. THE ACFT LEFT THE RWY, INTO THE GRASS, L OF RWY 21. IT STRUCK A SMALL ARPT TXWY SIGN, CLRING DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND LOWER COWLING, MAKING THIS, AND ACFT INCIDENT. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED, INCLUDED, A WIND GUST WHICH RAISED THE R WING, UPON TOUCH-DOWN. EVEN THOUGH CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN, REACTION TIME WAS SLOW ENOUGH THAT THE SIT COULD NOT BE CORRECTED IN TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 297036: MET STUDENT, TALKED TO FLT SVC, STUDENT FINISHED PLANNING A SOLO XCOUNTRY.
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.