C152 trainee lost aircraft control after bounced landing. Aircraft departed runway.

Attributes
ACN	510111
Time
Date	200104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dto.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 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 : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	510111
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18.1 flight time total : 18.1 flight time type : 16.9
ASRS Report	510224
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The pilot was on final approach to land. Landing was accomplished on runway 17. After landing, the aircraft bounced approximately 6-8 inches and momentarily touched the nosewheel first. This caused the aircraft to slightly porpoise, thus causing a momentary loss of control. The aircraft departed the runway and came to rest approximately 30 yards from runway. Minimal damage occurred and was not determined to be substantial by mechanic and FAA. Was reported as incident. Aircraft was repaired. No action could have prevented this occurrence. The incident could be attributed to pilot gut reaction and good judgement. When the aircraft pointed off the runway, the pilot decided it would be more safe to let the aircraft roll into the grass. This was a wise decision, I believe. Supplemental information from acn 510224: aircraft experienced momentary loss of directional control on landing which caused an exit from the runway. No injuries were reported. Maintaining directional control upon landing would have corrected this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 TRAINEE LOST ACFT CTL AFTER BOUNCED LNDG. ACFT DEPARTED RWY.

Narrative: THE PLT WAS ON FINAL APCH TO LAND. LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RWY 17. AFTER LNDG, THE ACFT BOUNCED APPROX 6-8 INCHES AND MOMENTARILY TOUCHED THE NOSEWHEEL FIRST. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO SLIGHTLY PORPOISE, THUS CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CTL. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND CAME TO REST APPROX 30 YARDS FROM RWY. MINIMAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AND WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL BY MECH AND FAA. WAS RPTED AS INCIDENT. ACFT WAS REPAIRED. NO ACTION COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS OCCURRENCE. THE INCIDENT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO PLT GUT REACTION AND GOOD JUDGEMENT. WHEN THE ACFT POINTED OFF THE RWY, THE PLT DECIDED IT WOULD BE MORE SAFE TO LET THE ACFT ROLL INTO THE GRASS. THIS WAS A WISE DECISION, I BELIEVE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 510224: ACFT EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL ON LNDG WHICH CAUSED AN EXIT FROM THE RWY. NO INJURIES WERE RPTED. MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CTL UPON LNDG WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS SIT.

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.