DA40 flight instructor reports taking control of the aircraft from his student during landing when s...

Attributes
ACN	1036930
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DA40 Diamond Star
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 475
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

Student on approach to landing went below recommended approach speed. Upon my verbal command (then subsequent advance of throttle); the student relinquished controls; dropping the nose and fracturing the nose gear off. I then took full control of the aircraft and proceeded to go around. Upon climb out I announced our dilemma to the tower and requested a few low passes to so they could asses our gear. After a few passes and learning the nose gear was gone. I made a few practice approaches then ultimately made a soft field landing. No injuries or serious damage to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DA40 Flight Instructor reports taking control of the aircraft from his student during landing when speed becomes to low. The nose is allowed to drop causing the nose gear to seperate from the aircraft.

Narrative: Student on approach to landing went below recommended approach speed. Upon my verbal command (then subsequent advance of throttle); the student relinquished controls; dropping the nose and fracturing the nose gear off. I then took full control of the aircraft and proceeded to go around. Upon climb out I announced our dilemma to the Tower and requested a few low passes to so they could asses our gear. After a few passes and learning the nose gear was gone. I made a few practice approaches then ultimately made a soft field landing. No injuries or serious damage to the aircraft.

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.

DA40 flight instructor reports taking control of the aircraft from his student during landing when speed becomes to low. The nose is allowed to drop causing the nose gear to seperate from the aircraft.