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On the first solo flight a student damaged the aircraft's wingtip and propeller. The takeoff and landing portion of the flight was uneventful, but while following taxi instructions to a hangar, the student failed to remain clear of a fence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 335644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okc |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 335644 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was soloing a student pilot for the first time. He dropped me off at base of tower after 6 touch and goes with me. I signed his logbook and medical and went up to the tower to observe his first solo. His touch and go and full stop was uneventful and done correctly. Apparently he received taxi clearance back to hangar. I proceeded from the tower to greet him when I found the airplane shut down and parallel to the parking area. I congratulated him and he proceeded to tell me that he struck the wingtip which caused airplane to rotate and hit the curb with the propeller. I went and got the chief pilot and we tugged the aircraft back to the hangar. Apparently in the excitement and nervousness of a first solo, he was probably taxiing too fast and was trying to avoid hitting other aircraft and forgot to look at the fence and then hit it. Perhaps instructors could emphasize a bit more of the importance of ground operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON THE FIRST SOLO FLT A STUDENT DAMAGED THE ACFT'S WINGTIP AND PROP. THE TKOF AND LNDG PORTION OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT WHILE FOLLOWING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO A HANGAR, THE STUDENT FAILED TO REMAIN CLR OF A FENCE.
Narrative: I WAS SOLOING A STUDENT PLT FOR THE FIRST TIME. HE DROPPED ME OFF AT BASE OF TWR AFTER 6 TOUCH AND GOES WITH ME. I SIGNED HIS LOGBOOK AND MEDICAL AND WENT UP TO THE TWR TO OBSERVE HIS FIRST SOLO. HIS TOUCH AND GO AND FULL STOP WAS UNEVENTFUL AND DONE CORRECTLY. APPARENTLY HE RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC BACK TO HANGAR. I PROCEEDED FROM THE TWR TO GREET HIM WHEN I FOUND THE AIRPLANE SHUT DOWN AND PARALLEL TO THE PARKING AREA. I CONGRATULATED HIM AND HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT HE STRUCK THE WINGTIP WHICH CAUSED AIRPLANE TO ROTATE AND HIT THE CURB WITH THE PROP. I WENT AND GOT THE CHIEF PLT AND WE TUGGED THE ACFT BACK TO THE HANGAR. APPARENTLY IN THE EXCITEMENT AND NERVOUSNESS OF A FIRST SOLO, HE WAS PROBABLY TAXIING TOO FAST AND WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING OTHER ACFT AND FORGOT TO LOOK AT THE FENCE AND THEN HIT IT. PERHAPS INSTRUCTORS COULD EMPHASIZE A BIT MORE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GND OPS.
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.