<< >> NASA ASRS Report 332639, April 1996

While receiving flight instruction, a student froze on the controls causing the aircraft to touch down with excessive left rudder input, and leave the runway. The instructor pilot regained control of the aircraft and brought it back to the runway.

Attributes
ACN	332639
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	332639
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A student was being instructed during the flare portion of landing and flared too high. Instructor assumed control by saying, 'I've got the plane' but student froze with left rudder and yoke full back and instructor was unable to gain control before touchdown. No rudder authority/authorized right before touchdown caused aircraft to veer left into the grass at which point student let go the aircraft. Instructor continued rollback to runway with no damage to airport and only tail tiedown scraped on aircraft. Tower and ground made no mention of event to aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE RECEIVING FLT INSTRUCTION, A STUDENT FROZE ON THE CTLS CAUSING THE ACFT TO TOUCH DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE L RUDDER INPUT, AND LEAVE THE RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT REGAINED CTL OF THE ACFT AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE RWY.

Narrative: A STUDENT WAS BEING INSTRUCTED DURING THE FLARE PORTION OF LNDG AND FLARED TOO HIGH. INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CTL BY SAYING, 'I'VE GOT THE PLANE' BUT STUDENT FROZE WITH L RUDDER AND YOKE FULL BACK AND INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CTL BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. NO RUDDER AUTH RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN CAUSED ACFT TO VEER L INTO THE GRASS AT WHICH POINT STUDENT LET GO THE ACFT. INSTRUCTOR CONTINUED ROLLBACK TO RWY WITH NO DAMAGE TO ARPT AND ONLY TAIL TIEDOWN SCRAPED ON ACFT. TWR AND GND MADE NO MENTION OF EVENT TO ACFT.

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.