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Instructor with student pilot on landing approach retracts one half of flaps. Loss of aircraft control results with deviation to left side of runway. Wingtip hits runway light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 384977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msn |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 384977 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While maneuvering in the landing phase of flight, I felt that the student was appropriatly managing control of the aircraft onto the runway. I retracted 1/2 of the flaps. During this process, I was briefly distracted from the flight path of the aircraft. Looking up, I recognized that the aircraft was deviating off the left side of the runway. We were traveling too fast to stay on the runway yet too slow to fly out of ground effect. I/we applied full power to the aircraft, and redirected the aircraft back onto the runway. During this process of turning the aircraft back onto the runway, the incident of the right wingtip striking a runway light occurred. The aircraft was taxied clear of the runway, inspected for damage, and taxied to parking. The tower was notified by telephone. Airport operations confirmed the runway light damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT PLT ON LNDG APCH RETRACTS ONE HALF OF FLAPS. LOSS OF ACFT CTL RESULTS WITH DEV TO L SIDE OF RWY. WINGTIP HITS RWY LIGHT.
Narrative: WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE LNDG PHASE OF FLT, I FELT THAT THE STUDENT WAS APPROPRIATLY MANAGING CTL OF THE ACFT ONTO THE RWY. I RETRACTED 1/2 OF THE FLAPS. DURING THIS PROCESS, I WAS BRIEFLY DISTRACTED FROM THE FLT PATH OF THE ACFT. LOOKING UP, I RECOGNIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS DEVIATING OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. WE WERE TRAVELING TOO FAST TO STAY ON THE RWY YET TOO SLOW TO FLY OUT OF GND EFFECT. I/WE APPLIED FULL PWR TO THE ACFT, AND REDIRECTED THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY. DURING THIS PROCESS OF TURNING THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE RWY, THE INCIDENT OF THE R WINGTIP STRIKING A RWY LIGHT OCCURRED. THE ACFT WAS TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY, INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, AND TAXIED TO PARKING. THE TWR WAS NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE. ARPT OPS CONFIRMED THE RWY LIGHT DAMAGE.
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.