Instructor pilot of a C152 climbed out over a farm house near an open field, to which his private pilot commercial student had just made a simulated engine out approach. The instructor's view was blocked from seeing the farm house by the aircraft until rolling out of his turn at the low altitude of 150 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	410190
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa airport : clw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : san
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	410190
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After completing 8's on pylons as part of commercial training, instructor pulled engine for simulated emergency. I set up a base leg for a field near a farm house. Turned final and set up for landing in pasture. Upon determining that I would have overshot the field, at about 100 ft AGL, instructor took control and initiated recovery. Instructor's view of farm house blocked by aircraft structure so he turned toward it instead of away. I had the house in view. Incident caused by poor crew coordination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A C152 CLBED OUT OVER A FARM HOUSE NEAR AN OPEN FIELD, TO WHICH HIS PVT PLT COMMERCIAL STUDENT HAD JUST MADE A SIMULATED ENG OUT APCH. THE INSTRUCTOR'S VIEW WAS BLOCKED FROM SEEING THE FARM HOUSE BY THE ACFT UNTIL ROLLING OUT OF HIS TURN AT THE LOW ALT OF 150 FT.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING 8'S ON PYLONS AS PART OF COMMERCIAL TRAINING, INSTRUCTOR PULLED ENG FOR SIMULATED EMER. I SET UP A BASE LEG FOR A FIELD NEAR A FARM HOUSE. TURNED FINAL AND SET UP FOR LNDG IN PASTURE. UPON DETERMINING THAT I WOULD HAVE OVERSHOT THE FIELD, AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL, INSTRUCTOR TOOK CTL AND INITIATED RECOVERY. INSTRUCTOR'S VIEW OF FARM HOUSE BLOCKED BY ACFT STRUCTURE SO HE TURNED TOWARD IT INSTEAD OF AWAY. I HAD THE HOUSE IN VIEW. INCIDENT CAUSED BY POOR CREW COORD.

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.