C152 student pilot veers off the landing runway on his first solo landing. Aircraft not damaged, sto...

Attributes
ACN	393049
Time
Date	199801
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vpc
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 15 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	393049
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	392843
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jan/xa/98, while practicing 4 touch-and-go lndgs with my CFI, I went to complete my first solo flight. The takeoff and traffic pattern flying went fine. While landing on runway 1 at vpc, the undersigned acting as pilot (student) landed flat, hard, and sideways as a result of a crosswind gust. The plane landed hard and veered off to the left side of the runway. I tried to keep the plane taxiing down the runway but could not. It veered into a grass area on the left side of runway 1 where the plane was brought under control safely. The plane suffered no damage as well as anything on the ground (lights, etc). Corrective action included ground instruction and flight experience with regard to crosswind lndgs. Both have already been implemented and more experience is planned for the future. Supplemental information from acn 392843: the major contributing factor was a light crosswind from the right. The student landed with some side loading towards the left, indicating an over-correction for the wind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT VEERS OFF THE LNDG RWY ON HIS FIRST SOLO LNDG. ACFT NOT DAMAGED, STOPPED IN THE GRASS.

Narrative: ON JAN/XA/98, WHILE PRACTICING 4 TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS WITH MY CFI, I WENT TO COMPLETE MY FIRST SOLO FLT. THE TKOF AND TFC PATTERN FLYING WENT FINE. WHILE LNDG ON RWY 1 AT VPC, THE UNDERSIGNED ACTING AS PLT (STUDENT) LANDED FLAT, HARD, AND SIDEWAYS AS A RESULT OF A XWIND GUST. THE PLANE LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I TRIED TO KEEP THE PLANE TAXIING DOWN THE RWY BUT COULD NOT. IT VEERED INTO A GRASS AREA ON THE L SIDE OF RWY 1 WHERE THE PLANE WAS BROUGHT UNDER CTL SAFELY. THE PLANE SUFFERED NO DAMAGE AS WELL AS ANYTHING ON THE GND (LIGHTS, ETC). CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDED GND INSTRUCTION AND FLT EXPERIENCE WITH REGARD TO XWIND LNDGS. BOTH HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND MORE EXPERIENCE IS PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 392843: THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A LIGHT XWIND FROM THE R. THE STUDENT LANDED WITH SOME SIDE LOADING TOWARDS THE L, INDICATING AN OVER-CORRECTION FOR THE WIND.

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.

C152 student pilot veers off the landing runway on his first solo landing. Aircraft not damaged, stopped in the grass.