During the first solo flight a student pilot lost control of the aircraft while landing and struck a...

Attributes
ACN	332451
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3i3
State Reference	ID
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 490 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	332451
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 20
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 soloed a new student. Upon landing he lost control of the aircraft, veered right of center, off the runway, and struck a fence at slow speed causing slight damage to the aircraft -- no one was injured. This was his first solo, and my second solo sign off as an instructor. Prior to this flight I requested that another more senior instructor fly with the student for an hour to make sure he was competent and able to accomplish solo flight. That instructor's recommendation was that he was safe and competent for solo flight. After that hour, I flew again with the student and gave him his solo sign-offs. The winds were a slight crosswind out of the southeast at 3-5 KTS -- skies were clear. My student departed runway 08 for takeoff. The takeoff, pattern, and even the landing according to myself and witnesses was extremely good. However, during the landing rollout, the student veered right of center, crossed the grass, over an intersecting runway, and struck a fence. I believe that this incident was caused solely by his nervousness which he did not appear to display during our dual flts that morning. He retains all knowledge of the incident and realizes that he needed corrective rudder to remain on the runway. He had flown with several instructors prior to the incident and all have said that he was a calm student and would be able to make competent decisions during solo flight once he was ready. It took him 20 hours to solo, and I do not believe that he was being rushed in any way during his training. He had some difficulty in that his native (first) language is not english, but I feel with his enthusiasm and hard work, he will become a very safe pilot. Given the circumstances, I believe this incident could have been prevented and was due to pilot error, but was due more to nervousness and not to the lack of proper training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING THE FIRST SOLO FLT A STUDENT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT WHILE LNDG AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, AND WAS DUE TO NERVOUSNESS AND NOT THE LACK OF PROPER TRAINING.

Narrative: I SOLOED A NEW STUDENT. UPON LNDG HE LOST CTL OF THE ACFT, VEERED R OF CTR, OFF THE RWY, AND STRUCK A FENCE AT SLOW SPD CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT -- NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO, AND MY SECOND SOLO SIGN OFF AS AN INSTRUCTOR. PRIOR TO THIS FLT I REQUESTED THAT ANOTHER MORE SENIOR INSTRUCTOR FLY WITH THE STUDENT FOR AN HR TO MAKE SURE HE WAS COMPETENT AND ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SOLO FLT. THAT INSTRUCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT HE WAS SAFE AND COMPETENT FOR SOLO FLT. AFTER THAT HR, I FLEW AGAIN WITH THE STUDENT AND GAVE HIM HIS SOLO SIGN-OFFS. THE WINDS WERE A SLIGHT XWIND OUT OF THE SE AT 3-5 KTS -- SKIES WERE CLR. MY STUDENT DEPARTED RWY 08 FOR TKOF. THE TKOF, PATTERN, AND EVEN THE LNDG ACCORDING TO MYSELF AND WITNESSES WAS EXTREMELY GOOD. HOWEVER, DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT, THE STUDENT VEERED R OF CTR, CROSSED THE GRASS, OVER AN INTERSECTING RWY, AND STRUCK A FENCE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED SOLELY BY HIS NERVOUSNESS WHICH HE DID NOT APPEAR TO DISPLAY DURING OUR DUAL FLTS THAT MORNING. HE RETAINS ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT AND REALIZES THAT HE NEEDED CORRECTIVE RUDDER TO REMAIN ON THE RWY. HE HAD FLOWN WITH SEVERAL INSTRUCTORS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND ALL HAVE SAID THAT HE WAS A CALM STUDENT AND WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE COMPETENT DECISIONS DURING SOLO FLT ONCE HE WAS READY. IT TOOK HIM 20 HRS TO SOLO, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS BEING RUSHED IN ANY WAY DURING HIS TRAINING. HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN THAT HIS NATIVE (FIRST) LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH, BUT I FEEL WITH HIS ENTHUSIASM AND HARD WORK, HE WILL BECOME A VERY SAFE PLT. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND WAS DUE TO PLT ERROR, BUT WAS DUE MORE TO NERVOUSNESS AND NOT TO THE LACK OF PROPER TRAINING.

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.

During the first solo flight a student pilot lost control of the aircraft while landing and struck a fence. The instructor pilot reports that the incident could have been prevented, and was due to nervousness and not the lack of proper training.