Narrative:

On oct/mon/06; I was conducting a training flight with my initial CFI applicant. It was the first flight where I have him teach me a landing. We were landing on runway 26 and the winds were variable 310-340 degrees under 10 KTS. The airport did not have a WX reporting station. I was manipulating the controls throughout the entire takeoff and landing. During roundout; I intentionally get a little aggressive causing the aircraft to balloon. Since there was a small crosswind; I was not making any corrections and the aircraft drifted to the left. I then wait to see when the applicant will instruct me to go around or if he or she will take controls of the aircraft. The applicant was very hesitant to react. I wait until I feel I can still safely recover from the situation before I go back to 'instructor' mode and fly the aircraft. As I initiated the go around; the stall horn sounded and the aircraft started to sink. Once I determined touchdown was imminent; I leveled the wings and straightened the nose. The aircraft briefly touched down south of the runway in short; dry; level grass. I feel that the main determination of the occurrence was me not correcting the situation sooner. This is a maneuver I do with every CFI applicant and I have never had a problem in the past. This particular student has struggled through the CFI course. I decided to be even more aggressive with the flare to put no doubt in this student's mind to go around. To correct future situations; I will not let mistakes go as far anymore. I still plan on doing this maneuver to illustrate the hazard and necessity of going around; but not nearly as aggressively and not letting it go as far as it did. If the applicant does not initiate a go around within a few seconds; I will assume the role as instructor and thoroughly debrief with the student discussing the hazards of indecision. I also have to understand that I can't get too comfortable in any aircraft. I never intentionally let any maneuver get unsafe; I felt I still had enough time to safely recover. I can't allow myself to get complacent no matter what my experience level is.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 INSTRUCTOR LETS TRAINING MANEUVER GO TOO FAR AND TOUCHES DOWN OFF THE RWY.

Narrative: ON OCT/MON/06; I WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT WITH MY INITIAL CFI APPLICANT. IT WAS THE FIRST FLT WHERE I HAVE HIM TEACH ME A LNDG. WE WERE LNDG ON RWY 26 AND THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE 310-340 DEGS UNDER 10 KTS. THE ARPT DID NOT HAVE A WX RPTING STATION. I WAS MANIPULATING THE CTLS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TKOF AND LNDG. DURING ROUNDOUT; I INTENTIONALLY GET A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE CAUSING THE ACFT TO BALLOON. SINCE THERE WAS A SMALL XWIND; I WAS NOT MAKING ANY CORRECTIONS AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE L. I THEN WAIT TO SEE WHEN THE APPLICANT WILL INSTRUCT ME TO GO AROUND OR IF HE OR SHE WILL TAKE CTLS OF THE ACFT. THE APPLICANT WAS VERY HESITANT TO REACT. I WAIT UNTIL I FEEL I CAN STILL SAFELY RECOVER FROM THE SITUATION BEFORE I GO BACK TO 'INSTRUCTOR' MODE AND FLY THE ACFT. AS I INITIATED THE GAR; THE STALL HORN SOUNDED AND THE ACFT STARTED TO SINK. ONCE I DETERMINED TOUCHDOWN WAS IMMINENT; I LEVELED THE WINGS AND STRAIGHTENED THE NOSE. THE ACFT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN S OF THE RWY IN SHORT; DRY; LEVEL GRASS. I FEEL THAT THE MAIN DETERMINATION OF THE OCCURRENCE WAS ME NOT CORRECTING THE SITUATION SOONER. THIS IS A MANEUVER I DO WITH EVERY CFI APPLICANT AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROB IN THE PAST. THIS PARTICULAR STUDENT HAS STRUGGLED THROUGH THE CFI COURSE. I DECIDED TO BE EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE FLARE TO PUT NO DOUBT IN THIS STUDENT'S MIND TO GO AROUND. TO CORRECT FUTURE SITUATIONS; I WILL NOT LET MISTAKES GO AS FAR ANYMORE. I STILL PLAN ON DOING THIS MANEUVER TO ILLUSTRATE THE HAZARD AND NECESSITY OF GOING AROUND; BUT NOT NEARLY AS AGGRESSIVELY AND NOT LETTING IT GO AS FAR AS IT DID. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT INITIATE A GAR WITHIN A FEW SECONDS; I WILL ASSUME THE ROLE AS INSTRUCTOR AND THOROUGHLY DEBRIEF WITH THE STUDENT DISCUSSING THE HAZARDS OF INDECISION. I ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I CAN'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE IN ANY ACFT. I NEVER INTENTIONALLY LET ANY MANEUVER GET UNSAFE; I FELT I STILL HAD ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY RECOVER. I CAN'T ALLOW MYSELF TO GET COMPLACENT NO MATTER WHAT MY EXPERIENCE LEVEL IS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.