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An instructor pilot aboard a C-172 regained control after his student was unable to maintain directional control in a gusty crosswind and the aircraft exited the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956333 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 500 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Taxiway |
Narrative:
I had my student practicing correct taxiing technique with ailerons into wind. We were at a slow pace. Wind came up from the left side; and pushed the airplane to the right. Student put in left rudder to correct but the rudder was useless and ineffective for big wind gust. We went off the taxiway to the right. I used left rudder and got us back onto the taxiway. We did not hit anything and the aircraft was undamaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Instructor Pilot aboard a C-172 regained control after his student was unable to maintain directional control in a gusty crosswind and the aircraft exited the taxiway.
Narrative: I had my student practicing correct taxiing technique with ailerons into wind. We were at a slow pace. Wind came up from the left side; and pushed the airplane to the right. Student put in left rudder to correct but the rudder was useless and ineffective for big wind gust. We went off the taxiway to the right. I used left rudder and got us back onto the taxiway. We did not hit anything and the aircraft was undamaged.
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.