<< >> NASA ASRS Report 369235, May 1997

Student pilot of small aircraft sel made a hard landing on second solo flight causing damage to the propeller only.

Attributes
ACN	369235
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isz
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sav
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	369235
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a CFI in cincinnati, oh. My student had an accident on may/tue/97. It was his second solo and he struck the propeller on a hard landing. The time was XA00 pm. No one was injured in the accident, only the propeller was damaged. The aircraft is a 1997 DA20 katana (experimental). It happened at (XA15Z) blue ash field in cincinnati, which is where the aircraft is based. I believe the student bounced on landing and then panicked and shoved the stick forward to recover. This is something I have warned him not to do. I take full responsibility for this accident, but I stand behind my decision to sign him off for solo flight. He is an excellent pilot. He just made a bad mistake, which both he and I have learned from.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF SMA SEL MADE A HARD LNDG ON SECOND SOLO FLT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP ONLY.

Narrative: I AM A CFI IN CINCINNATI, OH. MY STUDENT HAD AN ACCIDENT ON MAY/TUE/97. IT WAS HIS SECOND SOLO AND HE STRUCK THE PROP ON A HARD LNDG. THE TIME WAS XA00 PM. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, ONLY THE PROP WAS DAMAGED. THE ACFT IS A 1997 DA20 KATANA (EXPERIMENTAL). IT HAPPENED AT (XA15Z) BLUE ASH FIELD IN CINCINNATI, WHICH IS WHERE THE ACFT IS BASED. I BELIEVE THE STUDENT BOUNCED ON LNDG AND THEN PANICKED AND SHOVED THE STICK FORWARD TO RECOVER. THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE WARNED HIM NOT TO DO. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT, BUT I STAND BEHIND MY DECISION TO SIGN HIM OFF FOR SOLO FLT. HE IS AN EXCELLENT PLT. HE JUST MADE A BAD MISTAKE, WHICH BOTH HE AND I HAVE LEARNED FROM.

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.