<< >> NASA ASRS Report 418118, October 1998

Pilot trainee of a beech BE35 lost control of aircraft during landing and struck a runway light causing damage to one of the flaps. Instructor pilot took control of the aircraft and made a go around without retracting the flaps and satisfactorily return land.

Attributes
ACN	418118
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arb
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	418118
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a short field approach to landing, the student, a private instrument pilot, was on speed 69 KIAS and on GS. He started to go below the GS, bringing nose up. I instructed him 3 times to add power, add power, when I noticed he was twisting out (reducing) the throttle instead of in. I reached over to add power. At this time the airplane flap hit the light. I added in full power and did a go around to a full stop landing. We did not retract flaps on go around because the left side was slightly bent. Basically, I feel I let the student go too far. When I told him to add power and he reduced it, I was too late in correcting his actions. I should have added the power myself sooner. The damaged flap has been replaced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TRAINEE OF A BEECH BE35 LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING LNDG AND STRUCK A RWY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE OF THE FLAPS. INSTRUCTOR PLT TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND MADE A GAR WITHOUT RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND SATISFACTORILY RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING A SHORT FIELD APCH TO LNDG, THE STUDENT, A PVT INST PLT, WAS ON SPD 69 KIAS AND ON GS. HE STARTED TO GO BELOW THE GS, BRINGING NOSE UP. I INSTRUCTED HIM 3 TIMES TO ADD PWR, ADD PWR, WHEN I NOTICED HE WAS TWISTING OUT (REDUCING) THE THROTTLE INSTEAD OF IN. I REACHED OVER TO ADD PWR. AT THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE FLAP HIT THE LIGHT. I ADDED IN FULL PWR AND DID A GAR TO A FULL STOP LNDG. WE DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS ON GAR BECAUSE THE L SIDE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. BASICALLY, I FEEL I LET THE STUDENT GO TOO FAR. WHEN I TOLD HIM TO ADD PWR AND HE REDUCED IT, I WAS TOO LATE IN CORRECTING HIS ACTIONS. I SHOULD HAVE ADDED THE PWR MYSELF SOONER. THE DAMAGED FLAP HAS BEEN REPLACED.

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.