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Spi was solo in a C152. On go around attempt, he apparently stalled and spun one half turn at which time he chose? To land on the grass. The landing gear was damaged but he did not report it to the FBO he rented the aircraft from. Stall spin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366793 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x35 |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 40 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 366793 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time total : 52 flight time type : 52 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Student was solo, practicing takeoffs and lndgs at dunnellon airport (X35). Student said that airport vehicles at approach end of runway 23 were distracting him, so he switched to runway 27. About 10 ft AGL, he chose to go around. At 40 ft, the airplane rolled violently to the left, and made nearly a 180 degree turn. Student decided to land on grass along north side of runway, facing east. Student took a break, then returned to ocf, his home base. That evening, having not yet been informed of the incident, I went to preflight the aircraft, and noticed it leaning noticeably to the left, and elected to ground the airplane believing something was wrong with the landing gear. Student had not reported incident to me or to the school. Had I not seen the anomaly, the plane may have flown and had a gear failure. It's critical anytime a rented airplane is damaged, or may have been damaged, that a report is made to the operator, before a more serious incident or accident occurs. Student has approximately 52 flight hours, all in C152's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPI WAS SOLO IN A C152. ON GAR ATTEMPT, HE APPARENTLY STALLED AND SPUN ONE HALF TURN AT WHICH TIME HE CHOSE? TO LAND ON THE GRASS. THE LNDG GEAR WAS DAMAGED BUT HE DID NOT RPT IT TO THE FBO HE RENTED THE ACFT FROM. STALL SPIN.
Narrative: STUDENT WAS SOLO, PRACTICING TKOFS AND LNDGS AT DUNNELLON ARPT (X35). STUDENT SAID THAT ARPT VEHICLES AT APCH END OF RWY 23 WERE DISTRACTING HIM, SO HE SWITCHED TO RWY 27. ABOUT 10 FT AGL, HE CHOSE TO GAR. AT 40 FT, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED VIOLENTLY TO THE L, AND MADE NEARLY A 180 DEG TURN. STUDENT DECIDED TO LAND ON GRASS ALONG N SIDE OF RWY, FACING E. STUDENT TOOK A BREAK, THEN RETURNED TO OCF, HIS HOME BASE. THAT EVENING, HAVING NOT YET BEEN INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT, I WENT TO PREFLT THE ACFT, AND NOTICED IT LEANING NOTICEABLY TO THE L, AND ELECTED TO GND THE AIRPLANE BELIEVING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE LNDG GEAR. STUDENT HAD NOT RPTED INCIDENT TO ME OR TO THE SCHOOL. HAD I NOT SEEN THE ANOMALY, THE PLANE MAY HAVE FLOWN AND HAD A GEAR FAILURE. IT'S CRITICAL ANYTIME A RENTED AIRPLANE IS DAMAGED, OR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, THAT A RPT IS MADE TO THE OPERATOR, BEFORE A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT OCCURS. STUDENT HAS APPROX 52 FLT HRS, ALL IN C152'S.
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.