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PA28B-235 instructor reported loss of control and runway excursion when student froze on the rudder pedals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1026406 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | STE.Airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
Runway excursion due to temporary loss of control (instructional). Shortly after landing; directional control was lost resulting in a runway excursion off hard surface runway onto grass. Suspected cause: student stiffness on rudder pedals at time of touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28B-235 Instructor reported loss of control and runway excursion when student froze on the rudder pedals.
Narrative: Runway excursion due to temporary loss of control (instructional). Shortly after landing; directional control was lost resulting in a runway excursion off hard surface runway onto grass. Suspected cause: student stiffness on rudder pedals at time of touchdown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.