Student pilot on first solo experiences wheelbarrow maneuver up close and personal.

Attributes
ACN	129059
Time
Date	198911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmp
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 53
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 840 flight time type : 820
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon making the 5TH landing of the day I again asked the student if she wanted to solo that day and she said yes. Taking in account her and my mutual consent and also reviewing my above listed criteria, I, in my best judgement, signed the student's logbook and student pilot certificate for her to make the solo flight. The student dropped me off in front of pompano tower and proceeded to runway 14. After completing her runup and getting into position, she was cleared for takeoff. I was in pompano tower at this time. The student took off at approximately XX58 pm. Upon making left traffic at pompano she proceeded to do a touch-and-go, at pompano, which she completed. Her second touch-and-go is where the incident occurred. The cause of the incident was the fact that she landed nosewheel first causing the airplane to porpoise very roughly 3 or 4 times. On the 4TH time the airplane hit the ground the nosewheel buckled to the right causing the plane to swerve off the runway to the right. Upon leaving the runway the airplane hit a runway light and came to rest approximately 95' off the runway. The student then turned off the master switch and key and exited the airplane. I arrived to the aircraft approximately 15 mins later because of a lack of security vehicles. After making sure the student was alright, we let the investigation continue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON FIRST SOLO EXPERIENCES WHEELBARROW MANEUVER UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

Narrative: UPON MAKING THE 5TH LNDG OF THE DAY I AGAIN ASKED THE STUDENT IF SHE WANTED TO SOLO THAT DAY AND SHE SAID YES. TAKING IN ACCOUNT HER AND MY MUTUAL CONSENT AND ALSO REVIEWING MY ABOVE LISTED CRITERIA, I, IN MY BEST JUDGEMENT, SIGNED THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK AND STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE FOR HER TO MAKE THE SOLO FLT. THE STUDENT DROPPED ME OFF IN FRONT OF POMPANO TWR AND PROCEEDED TO RWY 14. AFTER COMPLETING HER RUNUP AND GETTING INTO POSITION, SHE WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I WAS IN POMPANO TWR AT THIS TIME. THE STUDENT TOOK OFF AT APPROX XX58 PM. UPON MAKING LEFT TFC AT POMPANO SHE PROCEEDED TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO, AT POMPANO, WHICH SHE COMPLETED. HER SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO IS WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT SHE LANDED NOSEWHEEL FIRST CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE VERY ROUGHLY 3 OR 4 TIMES. ON THE 4TH TIME THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GND THE NOSEWHEEL BUCKLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE PLANE TO SWERVE OFF THE RWY TO THE RIGHT. UPON LEAVING THE RWY THE AIRPLANE HIT A RWY LIGHT AND CAME TO REST APPROX 95' OFF THE RWY. THE STUDENT THEN TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND KEY AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. I ARRIVED TO THE ACFT APPROX 15 MINS LATER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF SECURITY VEHICLES. AFTER MAKING SURE THE STUDENT WAS ALRIGHT, WE LET THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.