<< >> NASA ASRS Report 571706, January 2003

Runway excursion. A C170 training flight encounters and damages a runway light during its landing roll at sln, ks.

Attributes
ACN	571706
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sln.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
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 : 168 flight time total : 1408 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	571706
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While doing tailwheel instruction on wheel lndgs at sln, the student's feet slipped up on the brakes, and the airplane departed the east side of the runway and struck runway light. There was no damage to the airplane or tire. The right main tire struck the light.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY EXCURSION. A C170 TRAINING FLT ENCOUNTERS AND DAMAGES A RWY LIGHT DURING ITS LNDG ROLL AT SLN, KS.

Narrative: WHILE DOING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION ON WHEEL LNDGS AT SLN, THE STUDENT'S FEET SLIPPED UP ON THE BRAKES, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE E SIDE OF THE RWY AND STRUCK RWY LIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR TIRE. THE R MAIN TIRE STRUCK THE LIGHT.

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.