Narrative:

I was conducting training with a pilot who claimed he had to take a check ride with the local FSDO because of a landing accident in which he had lost control of his own C170 which was destroyed. My training consisted of working with this pilot on basic aircraft control -- slow flight stalls, etc, on his first flight, then several flts (3) in which we concentrated on 3-POINT and then wheel lndgs. While I was able to talk the pilot through several lndgs that were acceptable, he could not land consistently. At least once during each session I had to take control of the aircraft to prevent damage - - (usually a bad bounce on landing). During the final flight I had to take control after the first landing due to porpoising. The following 2 lndgs (all wheel lndgs during this flight) were acceptable and I thought he had begun to see the 'light.' on the final landing the approach was good (finally) however, when the aircraft was at approximately 3-5 ft above the runway the student abruptly pushed the stick forward. The aircraft struck in a nose low attitude, hitting the propeller and bouncing hard off the landing gear. I do not know how to prevent this type of accident if allowing another pilot to try to land. I was very nervous about this pilot's flying and always had my hands on the controls during the takeoff and landing phases of flight. However, due to the low altitude and the abrupt vigor of the pilot's control input I was unable to prevent the aircraft from striking the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT HIS STUDENT WHO HAD A HISTORY OF LNDG PROBS HAD A LNDG INCIDENT DURING ONE OF HIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLTS.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING WITH A PLT WHO CLAIMED HE HAD TO TAKE A CHK RIDE WITH THE LCL FSDO BECAUSE OF A LNDG ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE HAD LOST CTL OF HIS OWN C170 WHICH WAS DESTROYED. MY TRAINING CONSISTED OF WORKING WITH THIS PLT ON BASIC ACFT CTL -- SLOW FLT STALLS, ETC, ON HIS FIRST FLT, THEN SEVERAL FLTS (3) IN WHICH WE CONCENTRATED ON 3-POINT AND THEN WHEEL LNDGS. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO TALK THE PLT THROUGH SEVERAL LNDGS THAT WERE ACCEPTABLE, HE COULD NOT LAND CONSISTENTLY. AT LEAST ONCE DURING EACH SESSION I HAD TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT TO PREVENT DAMAGE - - (USUALLY A BAD BOUNCE ON LNDG). DURING THE FINAL FLT I HAD TO TAKE CTL AFTER THE FIRST LNDG DUE TO PORPOISING. THE FOLLOWING 2 LNDGS (ALL WHEEL LNDGS DURING THIS FLT) WERE ACCEPTABLE AND I THOUGHT HE HAD BEGUN TO SEE THE 'LIGHT.' ON THE FINAL LNDG THE APCH WAS GOOD (FINALLY) HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACFT WAS AT APPROX 3-5 FT ABOVE THE RWY THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD. THE ACFT STRUCK IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, HITTING THE PROP AND BOUNCING HARD OFF THE LNDG GEAR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT IF ALLOWING ANOTHER PLT TO TRY TO LAND. I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS PLT'S FLYING AND ALWAYS HAD MY HANDS ON THE CTLS DURING THE TKOF AND LNDG PHASES OF FLT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE LOW ALT AND THE ABRUPT VIGOR OF THE PLT'S CTL INPUT I WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM STRIKING THE RWY.

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.