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Student pilot solo in a C172 lost directional control of the aircraft during practice crosswind landing and ground looped off the side of the runway into the grass causing damage to the propeller and nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnk.airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : syr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : cfii pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 531225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am mr X's flight instructor. I have flown with him in a C172 for 2.4 hours. His total time is 43 hours. Total time in a C172 is 11.2 hours. He started training in a C152 for 4.4 hours and 27.4 hours in a PA38-112. Before I signed his 90 day endorsement I did a mock chkride and s-turns and turns at a point, and crosswind takeoff and landing. Also went over short and soft field takeoffs and lndgs. During the training, I felt confident that his flying skills were at a private pilot level. What happened was, coming into land, a wind gust blew the left wing up into the air. It pivoted counterclockwise on the right gear. The wind that day was 315 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. The only damage was the airplane sunk into the grass and struck the propeller and bent the front nose gear. I was not in the airplane at the time. He had the proper signoffs to practice for his check ride. The only thing in question was it was close to night flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT SOLO IN A C172 LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT DURING PRACTICE XWIND LNDG AND GND LOOPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR.
Narrative: I AM MR X'S FLT INSTRUCTOR. I HAVE FLOWN WITH HIM IN A C172 FOR 2.4 HRS. HIS TOTAL TIME IS 43 HRS. TOTAL TIME IN A C172 IS 11.2 HRS. HE STARTED TRAINING IN A C152 FOR 4.4 HRS AND 27.4 HRS IN A PA38-112. BEFORE I SIGNED HIS 90 DAY ENDORSEMENT I DID A MOCK CHKRIDE AND S-TURNS AND TURNS AT A POINT, AND XWIND TKOF AND LNDG. ALSO WENT OVER SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS. DURING THE TRAINING, I FELT CONFIDENT THAT HIS FLYING SKILLS WERE AT A PVT PLT LEVEL. WHAT HAPPENED WAS, COMING INTO LAND, A WIND GUST BLEW THE L WING UP INTO THE AIR. IT PIVOTED COUNTERCLOCKWISE ON THE R GEAR. THE WIND THAT DAY WAS 315 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE AIRPLANE SUNK INTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK THE PROP AND BENT THE FRONT NOSE GEAR. I WAS NOT IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME. HE HAD THE PROPER SIGNOFFS TO PRACTICE FOR HIS CHK RIDE. THE ONLY THING IN QUESTION WAS IT WAS CLOSE TO NIGHT FLT.
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.