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Student pilot disoriented in IMC lost altitude and heading, instructor pilot regained aircraft control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 298124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vrb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma tracon : phx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 298124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a training flight, coming back from a night IFR cross country from lal, my student was practicing partial panel, established on vrb radial 115 degrees waiting for a clearance for the VOR DME runway 29L approach, then he entered an uncontrolled descending turn and lost control of aircraft, I took the controls to regain control of the airplane, but by this time, we had lost 300 ft and got off course. The reason for this incident is that he got disoriented after a quick head movement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT DISORIENTED IN IMC LOST ALT AND HDG, INSTRUCTOR PLT REGAINED ACFT CTL.
Narrative: ON A TRAINING FLT, COMING BACK FROM A NIGHT IFR XCOUNTRY FROM LAL, MY STUDENT WAS PRACTICING PARTIAL PANEL, ESTABLISHED ON VRB RADIAL 115 DEGS WAITING FOR A CLRNC FOR THE VOR DME RWY 29L APCH, THEN HE ENTERED AN UNCTLED DSNDING TURN AND LOST CTL OF ACFT, I TOOK THE CTLS TO REGAIN CTL OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT BY THIS TIME, WE HAD LOST 300 FT AND GOT OFF COURSE. THE REASON FOR THIS INCIDENT IS THAT HE GOT DISORIENTED AFTER A QUICK HEAD MOVEMENT.
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.