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A student pilot lost control of a PA-28 during landing after initially landing on the nose wheel. The aircraft departed the runway surface and settled nose low in the grass.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1085902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| 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 | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 22 Flight Crew Total 41 Flight Crew Type 41 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 1800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I went on a solo flight in a PA-28-161. After checking the weather and getting a briefing from my flight instructor I preflight the plane and taxied to runway xx. After completing my runup and pre takeoff checklist items I departed and made left traffic for runway yy as instructed by the tower. I was cleared for a touch and go and I made my approach at 80 knots and with 10 degrees of flaps. I landed the plane nose wheel first and the plane bounced. After that the plane began to porpoise and I eventually lost control; after which the plane went off the runway and settled nose down in the grass. I had a small scrape on my elbow but I was otherwise unharmed. Afterwards I briefed by instructor on what had happened and he gave me advice on how to prevent anything similar from happening in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A student pilot lost control of a PA-28 during landing after initially landing on the nose wheel. The aircraft departed the runway surface and settled nose low in the grass.
Narrative: I went on a solo flight in a PA-28-161. After checking the weather and getting a briefing from my flight instructor I preflight the plane and taxied to Runway XX. After completing my runup and pre takeoff checklist items I departed and made left traffic for Runway YY as instructed by the Tower. I was cleared for a touch and go and I made my approach at 80 knots and with 10 degrees of flaps. I landed the plane nose wheel first and the plane bounced. After that the plane began to porpoise and I eventually lost control; after which the plane went off the runway and settled nose down in the grass. I had a small scrape on my elbow but I was otherwise unharmed. Afterwards I briefed by instructor on what had happened and he gave me advice on how to prevent anything similar from happening in the future.
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.