Loss of aircraft control - the student pilot lost control of the aircraft on her solo flight landing...

Attributes
ACN	299702
Time
Date	199503
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tdz
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
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	instruction : instructor other personnel
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	299702
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 25
ASRS Report	299358
Events
Anomaly	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:

I'm a flight instructor with 490 hours flight instruction time 1040 hours total time. My student completed all the pre- solo requirements to satisfaction and I elected to allow her to solo. She did 3 takeoffs and 2 lndgs to perfection and lost control on the roll out of the 3RD landing. I heard her apply the brakes hard enough to skid the tires. The plane swerved and slid sideways. Then it tipped on its nose striking the propeller on the runway. There was damage to the propeller, wingtip, nose gear and spinner. Previous flts the plane pulled to the left and it was necessary to use right rudder to taxi straight. The student's explanation was she thought the rudder came loose in the air and hit the brakes hard to stop the plane after landing since she was on the ground. She said she thought about going around, but didn't know if there was a problem with the rudder. The event was a complete surprise the student had been flying fine up to that point. The problem with the plane pulling to the left while taxing may have been a contributing factor. Correct action would have been to have the airplane inspected prior to the flight. The student pilot made a poor decision to use heavy braking to stop and not electing to go around after getting out of control. Since it was her 1ST solo, she was nervous, and may have panicked. More training in gars and communication about over-reacting may help prevent the same problem from recurring. The airplane was owned by the student pilot's husband and they talked about the problem with the rudder prior to her flight, he looked at it and couldn't see anything wrong with it. Supplemental information from acn 299358:as I was in the air for my solo, turning crosswind I also noticed that the rudder seemed sloppy. In retrospect I see that I should have followed my instincts and had a mechanic look at the rudder, but being a student pilot and unfamiliar I was going by what my instructor said.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL - THE STUDENT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT ON HER SOLO FLT LNDG.

Narrative: I'M A FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH 490 HRS FLT INSTRUCTION TIME 1040 HRS TOTAL TIME. MY STUDENT COMPLETED ALL THE PRE- SOLO REQUIREMENTS TO SATISFACTION AND I ELECTED TO ALLOW HER TO SOLO. SHE DID 3 TKOFS AND 2 LNDGS TO PERFECTION AND LOST CTL ON THE ROLL OUT OF THE 3RD LNDG. I HEARD HER APPLY THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO SKID THE TIRES. THE PLANE SWERVED AND SLID SIDEWAYS. THEN IT TIPPED ON ITS NOSE STRIKING THE PROP ON THE RWY. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROP, WINGTIP, NOSE GEAR AND SPINNER. PREVIOUS FLTS THE PLANE PULLED TO THE L AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE R RUDDER TO TAXI STRAIGHT. THE STUDENT'S EXPLANATION WAS SHE THOUGHT THE RUDDER CAME LOOSE IN THE AIR AND HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP THE PLANE AFTER LNDG SINCE SHE WAS ON THE GND. SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT ABOUT GOING AROUND, BUT DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE RUDDER. THE EVENT WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE THE STUDENT HAD BEEN FLYING FINE UP TO THAT POINT. THE PROB WITH THE PLANE PULLING TO THE L WHILE TAXING MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. CORRECT ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO HAVE THE AIRPLANE INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE FLT. THE STUDENT PLT MADE A POOR DECISION TO USE HVY BRAKING TO STOP AND NOT ELECTING TO GAR AFTER GETTING OUT OF CTL. SINCE IT WAS HER 1ST SOLO, SHE WAS NERVOUS, AND MAY HAVE PANICKED. MORE TRAINING IN GARS AND COM ABOUT OVER-REACTING MAY HELP PREVENT THE SAME PROB FROM RECURRING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY THE STUDENT PLT'S HUSBAND AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE PROB WITH THE RUDDER PRIOR TO HER FLT, HE LOOKED AT IT AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 299358:AS I WAS IN THE AIR FOR MY SOLO, TURNING XWIND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RUDDER SEEMED SLOPPY. IN RETROSPECT I SEE THAT I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED MY INSTINCTS AND HAD A MECH LOOK AT THE RUDDER, BUT BEING A STUDENT PLT AND UNFAMILIAR I WAS GOING BY WHAT MY INSTRUCTOR SAID.

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.