A C172 instructor pilot reported that his student pilot applied an incorrect crosswind landing corre...

Narrative:

Student pilot was learning to execute crosswind landings in a slight (5 knot) crosswind coming from 140 degrees as reported by ATIS on a runway heading of 040 degrees. Student touched down left of center; having gotten confused with cross-control technique and headed for left edge of the runway. Student applied takeoff power which increased the left track to the point where aircraft ran off the edge of the runway and the left main gear struck a runway edge light; snapping it off. Instructor brought the aircraft to a stop within 20 ft at an intersecting taxiway; announced a full stop landing and was cleared back to the ramp. No damage was done to the aircraft and no one was injured. Had the instructor told the student to execute a go-around prior to touchdown; this incident would not have occurred. Future crosswind training will be conducted with a smaller crosswind component until student has a lot more experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 Instructor Pilot reported that his Student Pilot applied an incorrect crosswind landing correction. The Student attempted to correct the error by adding power which caused a runway excursion and collision with a runway light.

Narrative: Student pilot was learning to execute crosswind landings in a slight (5 knot) crosswind coming from 140 degrees as reported by ATIS on a runway heading of 040 degrees. Student touched down left of center; having gotten confused with cross-control technique and headed for left edge of the runway. Student applied takeoff power which increased the left track to the point where aircraft ran off the edge of the runway and the left main gear struck a runway edge light; snapping it off. Instructor brought the aircraft to a stop within 20 FT at an intersecting taxiway; announced a full stop landing and was cleared back to the ramp. No damage was done to the aircraft and no one was injured. Had the instructor told the student to execute a go-around prior to touchdown; this incident would not have occurred. Future crosswind training will be conducted with a smaller crosswind component until student has a lot more experience.

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.

Attributes
ACN	877611
Time
Date	201003
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	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 79 Flight Crew Total 2413 Flight Crew Type 938
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway

A C172 instructor pilot reported that his student pilot applied an incorrect crosswind landing correction. The student attempted to correct the error by adding power which caused a runway excursion and collision with a runway light.