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C172 instructor pilot; demonstrating a crosswind takeoff for his student; drifted off the right side of runway striking a runway light during rotation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 849014 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| 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 | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wheel Assemblies |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 Flight Crew Total 580 Flight Crew Type 270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
A student and myself did a thorough pre-flight process; including checking weather; and determined we had appropriate conditions in order to practice x-wind takeoffs and landings. After a demonstration I gave to the student on how to takeoff and land with present crosswinds; the student made 2 successful attempts of landings and take-offs. In order to help the student brush up on his developing skill; I made another demonstration of a landing and take-off. On final; I noticed winds had increased. I determined it was safe to continue the demonstration; and landed on the centerline of the runway with no problems; compensating for the crosswind increase. However; as I put full power in order to takeoff again; and as the plane left the ground; I noticed winds had suddenly increased further; pushing the plane to the right edge of the runway. At that point I felt and heard a thump; but by then we were already on a normal climb; with no runway left to land. Everything looked normal on takeoff. But right after that; tower advised that winds had increased considerably. At that point I decided to discontinue the practice; as a precaution; and returned to land. On final landing; I noticed winds had decreased; proceeded to land; and did not notice anything unusual on the runway. After parking the plane; I saw a dent on the right main landing gear fairing. I immediately had a mechanic check the plane; and he determined it was a minor dent; and that there was no structural or mechanical damage. The plane was found to be airworthy. Apparently the right main landing gear strut fairing had come in contact with an object on the right edge of the runway while being dragged by the increasing winds. I know an option could have been to abort the landing and go around; had I determined it was unsafe to land with the increasing winds. Another option could have been to abort the takeoff right after the landing demonstration; had I determined the winds were going to increase so rapidly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot; demonstrating a crosswind takeoff for his student; drifted off the right side of runway striking a runway light during rotation.
Narrative: A student and myself did a thorough pre-flight process; including checking weather; and determined we had appropriate conditions in order to practice x-wind takeoffs and landings. After a demonstration I gave to the student on how to takeoff and land with present crosswinds; the student made 2 successful attempts of landings and take-offs. In order to help the student brush up on his developing skill; I made another demonstration of a landing and take-off. On final; I noticed winds had increased. I determined it was safe to continue the demonstration; and landed on the centerline of the runway with no problems; compensating for the crosswind increase. However; as I put full power in order to takeoff again; and as the plane left the ground; I noticed winds had suddenly increased further; pushing the plane to the right edge of the runway. At that point I felt and heard a thump; but by then we were already on a normal climb; with no runway left to land. Everything looked normal on takeoff. But right after that; tower advised that winds had increased considerably. At that point I decided to discontinue the practice; as a precaution; and returned to land. On final landing; I noticed winds had decreased; proceeded to land; and did not notice anything unusual on the runway. After parking the plane; I saw a dent on the right main landing gear fairing. I immediately had a mechanic check the plane; and he determined it was a minor dent; and that there was no structural or mechanical damage. The plane was found to be airworthy. Apparently the right main landing gear strut fairing had come in contact with an object on the right edge of the runway while being dragged by the increasing winds. I know an option could have been to abort the landing and go around; had I determined it was unsafe to land with the increasing winds. Another option could have been to abort the takeoff right after the landing demonstration; had I determined the winds were going to increase so rapidly.
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.