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Flight instructor monitoring his student in the pattern visually and with hand held VHF; notice the student land behind another aircraft and follow it to the ramp. No contact is made with ground control. Student had interpreted instruction from tower to follow aircraft on short final as clearance to follow it to the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 839671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
While observing my student piloting during student solo practice take-offs and landings; I was listening on a hand held radio and noticed two aircraft exiting runway X at intersection 'east'. The first aircraft made his exit and received clearance to taxi ''east'; 'C' cross runways yyl and yyr'; and my student made the same exit only to proceed and follow the aircraft in front of him with no noted dialog with ground. I believe the cause of this possible runway incursion to be a result of student pilot confusion - where my student may have mistaken the instruction 'number 2; follow cessna on short final' and he proceeded to do just that - following that cessna all the way to the ramp. I have debriefed my student and we have reviewed the situation and the required calls that must be made at each holding point including careful listening to; and understanding traffic control instructions and who they are for. I have further noted this potential misunderstanding and will provide instruction to future pilots about similar events and scenarios.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight instructor monitoring his student in the pattern visually and with hand held VHF; notice the student land behind another aircraft and follow it to the ramp. No contact is made with ground control. Student had interpreted instruction from tower to follow aircraft on short final as clearance to follow it to the ramp.
Narrative: While observing my student piloting during student solo practice take-offs and landings; I was listening on a hand held radio and noticed two aircraft exiting Runway X at intersection 'E'. The first aircraft made his exit and received clearance to taxi ''E'; 'C' cross Runways YYL and YYR'; and my student made the same exit only to proceed and follow the aircraft in front of him with no noted dialog with ground. I believe the cause of this possible runway incursion to be a result of student pilot confusion - where my student may have mistaken the instruction 'Number 2; follow Cessna on short final' and he proceeded to do just that - following that Cessna all the way to the ramp. I have debriefed my student and we have reviewed the situation and the required calls that must be made at each holding point including careful listening to; and understanding traffic control instructions and who they are for. I have further noted this potential misunderstanding and will provide instruction to future pilots about similar events and scenarios.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.