Loss of aircraft control on landing. Damage to aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	306389
Time
Date	199505
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 52f
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 132 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	306389
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During my first landing on my first solo flight, the takeoff and traffic pattern went very smoothly. Final approach was normal with a touchdown that resulted in a bounce. The aircraft bounced a second time. On the third touchdown, the aircraft left the paved surface and went into the grass. Brakes were applied but I was not quite able to stop prior to an intersecting taxiway. The lip of the taxiway stopped the aircraft. This resulted in a bent nose gear and both propeller tips curled back about 2 inches. My experience at handling unusual circumstances was limited. To prevent this from recurring, I intend to become comfortable making larger corrections with the flight controls in order to maintain aircraft control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL ON LNDG. DAMAGE TO ACFT.

Narrative: DURING MY FIRST LNDG ON MY FIRST SOLO FLT, THE TKOF AND TFC PATTERN WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. FINAL APCH WAS NORMAL WITH A TOUCHDOWN THAT RESULTED IN A BOUNCE. THE ACFT BOUNCED A SECOND TIME. ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT I WAS NOT QUITE ABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO AN INTERSECTING TXWY. THE LIP OF THE TXWY STOPPED THE ACFT. THIS RESULTED IN A BENT NOSE GEAR AND BOTH PROP TIPS CURLED BACK ABOUT 2 INCHES. MY EXPERIENCE AT HANDLING UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES WAS LIMITED. TO PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING, I INTEND TO BECOME COMFORTABLE MAKING LARGER CORRECTIONS WITH THE FLT CTLS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ACFT CTL.

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.