Student pilot makes hard landing damaging the aircraft after an instructor other than her flight ins...

Attributes
ACN	353880
Time
Date	199611
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dsm
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	353880
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 80
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As requested by an instructor, I reviewed his student's preflight planning and preparation according to far 61.93(D)(2)(I) and endorsed her logbook to make the solo cross country flight under the known circumstances from sjc to sjc via mod and lsn. I called FSS and checked the current conditions and forecast. The WX report was within the limitations of her logbook. During her landing back at sjc, she had a hard landing that resulted in the nosewheel gear collapse. After talking to her, she informed me that the approach, flare, and airspeed were all under control. However, during touchdown, she lost aircraft control and collapsed nose gear of the C152. Probable causes of incident were: distraction, inappropriate landing technique, and student being tired after doing flight planning preparation, and the actual flight. Incident could be avoided if student had initiated a go around and attempted the landing in better conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT MAKES HARD LNDG DAMAGING THE ACFT AFTER AN INSTRUCTOR OTHER THAN HER FLT INSTRUCTOR SIGNS OFF HER LOGBOOK FOR A XCOUNTRY FLT.

Narrative: AS REQUESTED BY AN INSTRUCTOR, I REVIEWED HIS STUDENT'S PREFLT PLANNING AND PREPARATION ACCORDING TO FAR 61.93(D)(2)(I) AND ENDORSED HER LOGBOOK TO MAKE THE SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT UNDER THE KNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SJC TO SJC VIA MOD AND LSN. I CALLED FSS AND CHKED THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FORECAST. THE WX RPT WAS WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS OF HER LOGBOOK. DURING HER LNDG BACK AT SJC, SHE HAD A HARD LNDG THAT RESULTED IN THE NOSEWHEEL GEAR COLLAPSE. AFTER TALKING TO HER, SHE INFORMED ME THAT THE APCH, FLARE, AND AIRSPD WERE ALL UNDER CTL. HOWEVER, DURING TOUCHDOWN, SHE LOST ACFT CTL AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR OF THE C152. PROBABLE CAUSES OF INCIDENT WERE: DISTR, INAPPROPRIATE LNDG TECHNIQUE, AND STUDENT BEING TIRED AFTER DOING FLT PLANNING PREPARATION, AND THE ACTUAL FLT. INCIDENT COULD BE AVOIDED IF STUDENT HAD INITIATED A GAR AND ATTEMPTED THE LNDG IN BETTER CONDITIONS.

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.

Student pilot makes hard landing damaging the aircraft after an instructor other than her flight instructor signs off her logbook for a cross country flight.