Narrative:

Reporting pilot had been requested by aircraft owner/pilot at the controls to accompany him on an IFR flight from shv to new departing XC00. Pilot at controls had received private pilot training from reporting pilot and indicated intention to pursue INS rating. Reporting pilot (cfmei-I) allowed pilot to fly the aircraft. Right departure and climb out through low stratus deck proceeded smoothly. As pilot was leveling off aircraft at assigned altitude of 7000', he experienced spatial disorientation and placed the aircraft in an unusual attitude. Reporting pilot assumed control of aircraft and recovered from 40 degree bank, low airspeed/high power confign at altitude of 7500' and 50 degrees right of course. Contributing distraction at time of level off was shv RAPCON's handoff to ZFW, which pilot at controls attempted to handle as he was leveling off aircraft. Excess altitude was gained due to recovery on the part of the reporting pilot in IMC and reluctance of pilot at controls to relinquish authority over the controls. Callup to ZFW confirmed altitude of 7200' descending to 7000'. Pilot at controls later indicated to reporting pilot a susceptibility to vertigo.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI TAKES LOW TIME PVT PLT THROUGH CLOUDS ON IFR FLT PLAN AT NIGHT WHEN ACCOMPANYING STUDENT ON A BUSINESS TRIP. STUDENT PLT WAS CONTROLLING THE ACFT AND EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHICH LED TO LOSING CONTROL OF ACFT.

Narrative: RPTING PLT HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY ACFT OWNER/PLT AT THE CONTROLS TO ACCOMPANY HIM ON AN IFR FLT FROM SHV TO NEW DEPARTING XC00. PLT AT CONTROLS HAD RECEIVED PVT PLT TRNING FROM RPTING PLT AND INDICATED INTENTION TO PURSUE INS RATING. RPTING PLT (CFMEI-I) ALLOWED PLT TO FLY THE ACFT. RIGHT DEP AND CLBOUT THROUGH LOW STRATUS DECK PROCEEDED SMOOTHLY. AS PLT WAS LEVELING OFF ACFT AT ASSIGNED ALT OF 7000', HE EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND PLACED THE ACFT IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. RPTING PLT ASSUMED CONTROL OF ACFT AND RECOVERED FROM 40 DEG BANK, LOW AIRSPD/HIGH PWR CONFIGN AT ALT OF 7500' AND 50 DEGS RIGHT OF COURSE. CONTRIBUTING DISTR AT TIME OF LEVEL OFF WAS SHV RAPCON'S HDOF TO ZFW, WHICH PLT AT CONTROLS ATTEMPTED TO HANDLE AS HE WAS LEVELING OFF ACFT. EXCESS ALT WAS GAINED DUE TO RECOVERY ON THE PART OF THE RPTING PLT IN IMC AND RELUCTANCE OF PLT AT CONTROLS TO RELINQUISH AUTHORITY OVER THE CONTROLS. CALLUP TO ZFW CONFIRMED ALT OF 7200' DSNDING TO 7000'. PLT AT CONTROLS LATER INDICATED TO RPTING PLT A SUSCEPTIBILITY TO VERTIGO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.