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Instrument student temporarily lost control of his aircraft and it descended 300 ft from assigned altitude and had a heading change of 90 degrees. Student recovered control and the flight continued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388065 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 27000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 388065 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Student lost control momentarily and had 300 ft loss of altitude plus 90 degree heading change, quickly recovered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INST STUDENT TEMPORARILY LOST CTL OF HIS ACFT AND IT DSNDED 300 FT FROM ASSIGNED ALT AND HAD A HEADING CHANGE OF 90 DEGS. STUDENT RECOVERED CTL AND THE FLT CONTINUED.
Narrative: STUDENT LOST CTL MOMENTARILY AND HAD 300 FT LOSS OF ALT PLUS 90 DEG HDG CHANGE, QUICKLY RECOVERED.
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.