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Practicing short field lndgs, student pilot got low and slow on final. Instructor pilot reacted too slowly to adding power and aircraft hit threshold light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ugn |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mem |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 340417 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical 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:
Training my student on short field lndgs. He's a good pilot. 2ND or 3RD lesson on short fields slightly bumpy day 8-12 KT wind from 200 degrees. He was intending a touchdown on the 'numbers' and started getting low. I called for 'more power' from 100 yds short of the runway and no response. We were already at 50 KTS in a cessna 152 rather than 54 KTS and rapidly decreasing so I shoved in on his hand to get full power and his fingers were in the way. I maybe got 1500 RPM and flared as hard as I could. Our right tire struck a threshold light and I asked for a full stop to report to tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LNDGS, STUDENT PLT GOT LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL. INSTRUCTOR PLT REACTED TOO SLOWLY TO ADDING PWR AND ACFT HIT THRESHOLD LIGHT.
Narrative: TRAINING MY STUDENT ON SHORT FIELD LNDGS. HE'S A GOOD PLT. 2ND OR 3RD LESSON ON SHORT FIELDS SLIGHTLY BUMPY DAY 8-12 KT WIND FROM 200 DEGS. HE WAS INTENDING A TOUCHDOWN ON THE 'NUMBERS' AND STARTED GETTING LOW. I CALLED FOR 'MORE PWR' FROM 100 YDS SHORT OF THE RWY AND NO RESPONSE. WE WERE ALREADY AT 50 KTS IN A CESSNA 152 RATHER THAN 54 KTS AND RAPIDLY DECREASING SO I SHOVED IN ON HIS HAND TO GET FULL PWR AND HIS FINGERS WERE IN THE WAY. I MAYBE GOT 1500 RPM AND FLARED AS HARD AS I COULD. OUR R TIRE STRUCK A THRESHOLD LIGHT AND I ASKED FOR A FULL STOP TO RPT TO TWR.
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.