<< >> NASA ASRS Report 441429, June 1999

A student pilot in a C152 temporarily loses control of the aircraft during a landing attempt, goes into the drainage ditch paralleling the runway and goes around after aircraft damaged at O17, ca.

Attributes
ACN	441429
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : o17.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tul.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll landing : go around
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	441429
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters : fod other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	design : o17.airport groundskeeping : o17.airport

Narrative:

My student was doing his 3RD supervised solo, first time at our local airport. Runway only 75 ft wide, with rock ditches on both sides. Student is properly trained and endorsed. On an aborted landing, doing a go around, a landing light lens was struck and broken. A rock was thrown into the tail causing a dent. A rock also pierced the nose tire. The aircraft went around and landed safely on the next attempt. It appears damage is minor. The aircraft could have been lost in the rocks. Within the last 5 yrs the FAA has spent $6000000 on O17, however, the drainage ditches are a poor design. The rocks should be removed. Another system should be installed and grade should be brought to runway level. By shear luck and a forgiving airplane, an accident was avoided. These ditches need to be fixed. Other aircraft have been damaged in them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT IN A C152 TEMPORARILY LOSES CTL OF THE ACFT DURING A LNDG ATTEMPT, GOES INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH PARALLELING THE RWY AND GOES AROUND AFTER ACFT DAMAGED AT O17, CA.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS DOING HIS 3RD SUPERVISED SOLO, FIRST TIME AT OUR LCL ARPT. RWY ONLY 75 FT WIDE, WITH ROCK DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES. STUDENT IS PROPERLY TRAINED AND ENDORSED. ON AN ABORTED LNDG, DOING A GAR, A LNDG LIGHT LENS WAS STRUCK AND BROKEN. A ROCK WAS THROWN INTO THE TAIL CAUSING A DENT. A ROCK ALSO PIERCED THE NOSE TIRE. THE ACFT WENT AROUND AND LANDED SAFELY ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT. IT APPEARS DAMAGE IS MINOR. THE ACFT COULD HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE ROCKS. WITHIN THE LAST 5 YRS THE FAA HAS SPENT $6000000 ON O17, HOWEVER, THE DRAINAGE DITCHES ARE A POOR DESIGN. THE ROCKS SHOULD BE REMOVED. ANOTHER SYS SHOULD BE INSTALLED AND GRADE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO RWY LEVEL. BY SHEAR LUCK AND A FORGIVING AIRPLANE, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THESE DITCHES NEED TO BE FIXED. OTHER ACFT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN THEM.

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.