Student pilot in solo flight in small aircraft loses engine power, tower controller attempts to assist with headings, student pilot finally maneuvers aircraft back to runway. Makes hard landing, porpoises and collapses nosegear.

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Attributes
ACN	362504
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yng
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yng
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 63 flight time type : 61
ASRS Report	362504
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 575 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	362161
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Crossed hold short, realized mistake, didn't enter runway. Took off runway 32, started climb to 2000 ft, smelled wire burning and loss of power. Reached 2000 ft MSL called tower to tell them of problem. Tower first gave me right pattern then change to a left pattern for runway 14, wind was 090 degrees/9 KTS. Unable to make runway 14, called tower. They told me to use any runway I wanted. Made a tear drop and landed on runway 32 bounced twice didn't hold nose up and collapsed nosegear. I feel the tower didn't give me very good instruction, knowing I was a student. I should have taken more control and stayed in my right bank and landed runway 23 or runway 32. Supplemental information from acn 362161: the tower told the student to have the instructor call the tower upon landing. No injuries to student but considerable aircraft damage. As the instructor (on the ground) I feel the tower should have waited until the student was on the ground before having them get nervous about having the instructor call the tower. I also feel the controller seemed more confused about what to do than the student, and having the student complete 450 degrees of turns while low and slow could have easily led to a stall, spin incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT IN SOLO FLT IN SMA LOSES ENG PWR, TWR CTLR ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST WITH HEADINGS, STUDENT PLT FINALLY MANEUVERS ACFT BACK TO RWY. MAKES HARD LNDG, PORPOISES AND COLLAPSES NOSEGEAR.

Narrative: CROSSED HOLD SHORT, REALIZED MISTAKE, DIDN'T ENTER RWY. TOOK OFF RWY 32, STARTED CLB TO 2000 FT, SMELLED WIRE BURNING AND LOSS OF PWR. REACHED 2000 FT MSL CALLED TWR TO TELL THEM OF PROB. TWR FIRST GAVE ME R PATTERN THEN CHANGE TO A L PATTERN FOR RWY 14, WIND WAS 090 DEGS/9 KTS. UNABLE TO MAKE RWY 14, CALLED TWR. THEY TOLD ME TO USE ANY RWY I WANTED. MADE A TEAR DROP AND LANDED ON RWY 32 BOUNCED TWICE DIDN'T HOLD NOSE UP AND COLLAPSED NOSEGEAR. I FEEL THE TWR DIDN'T GIVE ME VERY GOOD INSTRUCTION, KNOWING I WAS A STUDENT. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE CTL AND STAYED IN MY R BANK AND LANDED RWY 23 OR RWY 32. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 362161: THE TWR TOLD THE STUDENT TO HAVE THE INSTRUCTOR CALL THE TWR UPON LNDG. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT BUT CONSIDERABLE ACFT DAMAGE. AS THE INSTRUCTOR (ON THE GND) I FEEL THE TWR SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE STUDENT WAS ON THE GND BEFORE HAVING THEM GET NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING THE INSTRUCTOR CALL THE TWR. I ALSO FEEL THE CTLR SEEMED MORE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT TO DO THAN THE STUDENT, AND HAVING THE STUDENT COMPLETE 450 DEGS OF TURNS WHILE LOW AND SLOW COULD HAVE EASILY LED TO A STALL, SPIN INCIDENT.

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.