Narrative:

My student was practicing full stop takeoffs and lndgs. Due to the fact that I was returning to the airport with another student, I was not able to supervise or make a decision as to the conditions for the flight. Another instructor was supervising this flight and determined that the WX conditions were sufficient and safe for the student to conduct the flight. Winds at the time of this incident were estimated to be a direct crosswind of about 10-13 KTS. These winds were a contributing factor, and were exceeding the flight school policy of maximum 10 KT crosswind. After returning, I was present to witness the student's final landing and accident. Due to the added workload and strong crosswind, the student 'ballooned,' failed to do a go around, touched down hard and lost control of the aircraft. The plane left the runway, struck a snow bank causing the nose strut to shear. The wing tip then struck the ground. This accident could have been avoided if the student acted within the prescribed policies of the flight school. The supervising instructor was also negligent in his duties as acting instructor since I was not present to 'check the student out.' the student complained after the fact as to problems with first 2 lndgs. Since I was not present, I was not able to instruct him to discontinue the training flight. In the future, other instructors should follow company policies.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING SUPERVISED SOLO LNDGS, STUDENT LOST CTL OF ACFT, VEERED OFF RWY AND DAMAGED ACFT.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP TKOFS AND LNDGS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT WITH ANOTHER STUDENT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SUPERVISE OR MAKE A DECISION AS TO THE CONDITIONS FOR THE FLT. ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR WAS SUPERVISING THIS FLT AND DETERMINED THAT THE WX CONDITIONS WERE SUFFICIENT AND SAFE FOR THE STUDENT TO CONDUCT THE FLT. WINDS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT WERE ESTIMATED TO BE A DIRECT XWIND OF ABOUT 10-13 KTS. THESE WINDS WERE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND WERE EXCEEDING THE FLT SCHOOL POLICY OF MAX 10 KT XWIND. AFTER RETURNING, I WAS PRESENT TO WITNESS THE STUDENT'S FINAL LNDG AND ACCIDENT. DUE TO THE ADDED WORKLOAD AND STRONG XWIND, THE STUDENT 'BALLOONED,' FAILED TO DO A GAR, TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND LOST CTL OF THE ACFT. THE PLANE LEFT THE RWY, STRUCK A SNOW BANK CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO SHEAR. THE WING TIP THEN STRUCK THE GND. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE STUDENT ACTED WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED POLICIES OF THE FLT SCHOOL. THE SUPERVISING INSTRUCTOR WAS ALSO NEGLIGENT IN HIS DUTIES AS ACTING INSTRUCTOR SINCE I WAS NOT PRESENT TO 'CHK THE STUDENT OUT.' THE STUDENT COMPLAINED AFTER THE FACT AS TO PROBS WITH FIRST 2 LNDGS. SINCE I WAS NOT PRESENT, I WAS NOT ABLE TO INSTRUCT HIM TO DISCONTINUE THE TRAINING FLT. IN THE FUTURE, OTHER INSTRUCTORS SHOULD FOLLOW COMPANY POLICIES.

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.