Narrative:

On one of the short finals we began turning to the right. At that point we were about 1/8 mi from the runway and at an altitude of about 100 ft, so I asked the student to apply additional left aileron to realign with the centerline. Apparently, when my student added left aileron, he also pushed slightly on the yolk or released some back pressure and we descended to about 20 ft AGL at a distance of 50 ft from the runway. I immediately pulled back on the yolk but by the time my response took effect we were already over the runway. After we parked I saw a man walking towards my student who stood next to the airplane and began screaming at him that he almost killed him. I approached him and asked how I can help him. He pointed at my student and said that my student was crossing the road at the same altitude as his car and that he almost hit us. Now he wants to bring the issue to justice. He wanted to know how to file a complaint, so I gave him the FAA's phone number. I may be wrong, but I believe that the person is exaggerating. However, even if he is exaggerating, crossing at an altitude of 20 ft over that road is unsafe and should have never happened. (Some yrs ago, another flight instructor lost her landing gear to a truck in the same spot.)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CHEROKEE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT CROSSED A ROAD LOCATED 30 FT FROM RWY END AT 20 FT. A PASSING MOTORIST WISHED TO FILE A RPT.

Narrative: ON ONE OF THE SHORT FINALS WE BEGAN TURNING TO THE R. AT THAT POINT WE WERE ABOUT 1/8 MI FROM THE RWY AND AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 100 FT, SO I ASKED THE STUDENT TO APPLY ADDITIONAL L AILERON TO REALIGN WITH THE CTRLINE. APPARENTLY, WHEN MY STUDENT ADDED L AILERON, HE ALSO PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON THE YOLK OR RELEASED SOME BACK PRESSURE AND WE DSNDED TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL AT A DISTANCE OF 50 FT FROM THE RWY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED BACK ON THE YOLK BUT BY THE TIME MY RESPONSE TOOK EFFECT WE WERE ALREADY OVER THE RWY. AFTER WE PARKED I SAW A MAN WALKING TOWARDS MY STUDENT WHO STOOD NEXT TO THE AIRPLANE AND BEGAN SCREAMING AT HIM THAT HE ALMOST KILLED HIM. I APCHED HIM AND ASKED HOW I CAN HELP HIM. HE POINTED AT MY STUDENT AND SAID THAT MY STUDENT WAS XING THE ROAD AT THE SAME ALT AS HIS CAR AND THAT HE ALMOST HIT US. NOW HE WANTS TO BRING THE ISSUE TO JUSTICE. HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT, SO I GAVE HIM THE FAA'S PHONE NUMBER. I MAY BE WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON IS EXAGGERATING. HOWEVER, EVEN IF HE IS EXAGGERATING, XING AT AN ALT OF 20 FT OVER THAT ROAD IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. (SOME YRS AGO, ANOTHER FLT INSTRUCTOR LOST HER LNDG GEAR TO A TRUCK IN THE SAME SPOT.)

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.