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Student pilot of a C172 struck the wingtip on a hangar door on a night solo training flight resulting in damage to the aircraft's wing. In addition, the reporting flight instructor was in violation for not endorsing the student for night solo flight (61 pt 93 (C)(2)(V)) privileges.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 387293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0a7 |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| ASRS Report | 387293 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I am a CFI. I let my student do a solo flight to another airport within 25 NM radius. While he was on the ground at the other airport he hit the wingtip of the airplane on the door of a hangar. No substantial damage. I had signed him off to solo at this other airport, but made the mistake of not specifying day/night operations. And the new regulations, that someone pointed out to me after this incident occurred, states that you must endorse the logbook for solo night flight. I consider myself a safe pilot and go by the book, but I need to be extra sure, and I'll pass on to others my experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT OF A C172 STRUCK THE WINGTIP ON A HANGAR DOOR ON A NIGHT SOLO TRAINING FLT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT'S WING. IN ADDITION, THE RPTING FLT INSTRUCTOR WAS IN VIOLATION FOR NOT ENDORSING THE STUDENT FOR NIGHT SOLO FLT (61 PT 93 (C)(2)(V)) PRIVILEGES.
Narrative: I AM A CFI. I LET MY STUDENT DO A SOLO FLT TO ANOTHER ARPT WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS. WHILE HE WAS ON THE GND AT THE OTHER ARPT HE HIT THE WINGTIP OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE DOOR OF A HANGAR. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. I HAD SIGNED HIM OFF TO SOLO AT THIS OTHER ARPT, BUT MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT SPECIFYING DAY/NIGHT OPS. AND THE NEW REGS, THAT SOMEONE POINTED OUT TO ME AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, STATES THAT YOU MUST ENDORSE THE LOGBOOK FOR SOLO NIGHT FLT. I CONSIDER MYSELF A SAFE PLT AND GO BY THE BOOK, BUT I NEED TO BE EXTRA SURE, AND I'LL PASS ON TO OTHERS MY EXPERIENCE.
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.