<< >> NASA ASRS Report 363446, March 1997

PA22 pacer aircraft on training flight, instructor gave simulated engine failure at 400 ft, student lost control of aircraft, instructor regained control just prior to the ground, hit a fence bordering the airport with minor damage to strut.

Attributes
ACN	363446
Time
Date	199703
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s87
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	363446
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Simulate power loss and emergency landing. Student cross controled aircraft. Gusty winds. Stall recovery. Ended recovery. Front strut hit top strand of fence. Late decision on part of instructor being low and slow. Continued to home airport and inspected plane with a&P. Only damage was lost paint and minor fabric punctures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA22 PACER ACFT ON TRAINING FLT, INSTRUCTOR GAVE SIMULATED ENG FAILURE AT 400 FT, STUDENT LOST CTL OF ACFT, INSTRUCTOR REGAINED CTL JUST PRIOR TO THE GND, HIT A FENCE BORDERING THE ARPT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUT.

Narrative: SIMULATE PWR LOSS AND EMER LNDG. STUDENT CROSS CTLED ACFT. GUSTY WINDS. STALL RECOVERY. ENDED RECOVERY. FRONT STRUT HIT TOP STRAND OF FENCE. LATE DECISION ON PART OF INSTRUCTOR BEING LOW AND SLOW. CONTINUED TO HOME ARPT AND INSPECTED PLANE WITH A&P. ONLY DAMAGE WAS LOST PAINT AND MINOR FABRIC PUNCTURES.

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.