C152 instructor and trainee went off the runway on landing.

Attributes
ACN	416870
Time
Date	199810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mbo
State Reference	MS
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 640 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	416870
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 25 flight time type : 25
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On oct/xa/98 around XA15 I was instructing on C152 with mr X. He is a pre-solo student from my company. We were practicing touch-and-goes at mbo, ms, on runway 17 in preparation for his first solo. FSS reported wind 160 degrees, 10 KTS, gusting to 15 KTS around jackson municipal airport. The student I was flying with is a pre-solo 25 hour total time private pilot student. He is a 55 yr old man with an enthusiastic spirit as a pilot. After almost 1 hour of flight on the traffic pattern, approaching runway 17, we touched down with no problem. I suggested on the previous landing to take it easy on the use of the rudder in compensating for the wind. He pulled the nose up and applied the right rudder at the same time, causing the plane to veer to the right. I promptly took command of the airplane and told him 'my plane!' I steered the plane back toward the centerline by applying easy left rudder to avoid getting off of the runway. The speed was too low (around 40 KTS) to apply full power and it was too risky. The plane now had 1 wheel on the grass and 1 wheel on the runway. Earlier that morning, it was raining, therefore, I did not apply too much pressure to the brakes because the grass was wet and the plane would skid. I lifted the nose up until the plane stopped between 20-30 ft from the runway with no problem. I checked my student and for traffic, there was no traffic in sight, and I proceeded back to the runway which was approximately 4 - 4 1/2 inches higher than the ground. I had no knowledge of this because the grass was too high. This caused the nosewheel to swing to the right and hit against the 4 - 4 1/2 inch shoulder of the runway. I shut off the engine and checked out the problem. I found out that the fender (cowl) on the nosewheel was broken. We then lifted the nose up on the plane and pushed it onto the runway. I restarted the engine, checked the traffic and returned the plane to the ramp and then to the hangar. I then informed the mechanic on duty of the problem and the situation at hand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE WENT OFF THE RWY ON LNDG.

Narrative: ON OCT/XA/98 AROUND XA15 I WAS INSTRUCTING ON C152 WITH MR X. HE IS A PRE-SOLO STUDENT FROM MY COMPANY. WE WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES AT MBO, MS, ON RWY 17 IN PREPARATION FOR HIS FIRST SOLO. FSS RPTED WIND 160 DEGS, 10 KTS, GUSTING TO 15 KTS AROUND JACKSON MUNI ARPT. THE STUDENT I WAS FLYING WITH IS A PRE-SOLO 25 HR TOTAL TIME PVT PLT STUDENT. HE IS A 55 YR OLD MAN WITH AN ENTHUSIASTIC SPIRIT AS A PLT. AFTER ALMOST 1 HR OF FLT ON THE TFC PATTERN, APCHING RWY 17, WE TOUCHED DOWN WITH NO PROB. I SUGGESTED ON THE PREVIOUS LNDG TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE USE OF THE RUDDER IN COMPENSATING FOR THE WIND. HE PULLED THE NOSE UP AND APPLIED THE R RUDDER AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING THE PLANE TO VEER TO THE R. I PROMPTLY TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRPLANE AND TOLD HIM 'MY PLANE!' I STEERED THE PLANE BACK TOWARD THE CTRLINE BY APPLYING EASY L RUDDER TO AVOID GETTING OFF OF THE RWY. THE SPD WAS TOO LOW (AROUND 40 KTS) TO APPLY FULL PWR AND IT WAS TOO RISKY. THE PLANE NOW HAD 1 WHEEL ON THE GRASS AND 1 WHEEL ON THE RWY. EARLIER THAT MORNING, IT WAS RAINING, THEREFORE, I DID NOT APPLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE GRASS WAS WET AND THE PLANE WOULD SKID. I LIFTED THE NOSE UP UNTIL THE PLANE STOPPED BTWN 20-30 FT FROM THE RWY WITH NO PROB. I CHKED MY STUDENT AND FOR TFC, THERE WAS NO TFC IN SIGHT, AND I PROCEEDED BACK TO THE RWY WHICH WAS APPROX 4 - 4 1/2 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE GND. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS BECAUSE THE GRASS WAS TOO HIGH. THIS CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO SWING TO THE R AND HIT AGAINST THE 4 - 4 1/2 INCH SHOULDER OF THE RWY. I SHUT OFF THE ENG AND CHKED OUT THE PROB. I FOUND OUT THAT THE FENDER (COWL) ON THE NOSEWHEEL WAS BROKEN. WE THEN LIFTED THE NOSE UP ON THE PLANE AND PUSHED IT ONTO THE RWY. I RESTARTED THE ENG, CHKED THE TFC AND RETURNED THE PLANE TO THE RAMP AND THEN TO THE HANGAR. I THEN INFORMED THE MECH ON DUTY OF THE PROB AND THE SIT AT HAND.

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.