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A student pilot flying a DA20 goes off the side of the runway upon touchdown during landing practice at hef, va.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375393 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hef |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 375393 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My student was making his 6TH landing of the day, his 3RD solo landing on his 1ST solo flight. I watched the ldng from 2000 ft down the runway. After the student made a successful landing the plane (DA20) veered left off the runway. The student said the left tire 'locked up' on him and he could not keep the plane from traveling left off the runway. Upon further investigation we (chief pilot and I) discovered 3 sets of skid marks from the aircraft's tires. I cannot speculate as to what happened from the time of touchdown to the time the aircraft came to a full stop off the runway. (I was not in the plane.) I will give my student additional ground and flight training in both landing and after landing procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT FLYING A DA20 GOES OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY UPON TOUCHDOWN DURING LNDG PRACTICE AT HEF, VA.
Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS MAKING HIS 6TH LNDG OF THE DAY, HIS 3RD SOLO LNDG ON HIS 1ST SOLO FLT. I WATCHED THE LDNG FROM 2000 FT DOWN THE RWY. AFTER THE STUDENT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG THE PLANE (DA20) VEERED L OFF THE RWY. THE STUDENT SAID THE L TIRE 'LOCKED UP' ON HIM AND HE COULD NOT KEEP THE PLANE FROM TRAVELING L OFF THE RWY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE (CHIEF PLT AND I) DISCOVERED 3 SETS OF SKID MARKS FROM THE ACFT'S TIRES. I CANNOT SPECULATE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED FROM THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN TO THE TIME THE ACFT CAME TO A FULL STOP OFF THE RWY. (I WAS NOT IN THE PLANE.) I WILL GIVE MY STUDENT ADDITIONAL GND AND FLT TRAINING IN BOTH LNDG AND AFTER LNDG PROCS.
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.