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A CFI watches his student perform his first solo landing, going off the side of the runway after a destabilized approach at dvt, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 528355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 628355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The student I endorsed for his solo, upon his first solo landing proceeded to veer off the runway. Upon debriefing the student I learned of how the student got into the problem. Through all the details I learned that the student made a bad decision from the turn to final. The student first, was high. To resolve this, the student proceeded to lower full flaps, reduce power to idle, and then put the airplane into a forward slip. The initial reaction should have been to go around, instead of continuing with a faulty and unstable power on approach. I, as an instructor, must be more vigilant to recognizing not just bad technique, but bad judgement and attitudes that ultimately led to this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CFI WATCHES HIS STUDENT PERFORM HIS FIRST SOLO LNDG, GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AFTER A DESTABILIZED APCH AT DVT, AZ.
Narrative: THE STUDENT I ENDORSED FOR HIS SOLO, UPON HIS FIRST SOLO LNDG PROCEEDED TO VEER OFF THE RWY. UPON DEBRIEFING THE STUDENT I LEARNED OF HOW THE STUDENT GOT INTO THE PROB. THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS I LEARNED THAT THE STUDENT MADE A BAD DECISION FROM THE TURN TO FINAL. THE STUDENT FIRST, WAS HIGH. TO RESOLVE THIS, THE STUDENT PROCEEDED TO LOWER FULL FLAPS, REDUCE PWR TO IDLE, AND THEN PUT THE AIRPLANE INTO A FORWARD SLIP. THE INITIAL REACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO GO AROUND, INSTEAD OF CONTINUING WITH A FAULTY AND UNSTABLE PWR ON APCH. I, AS AN INSTRUCTOR, MUST BE MORE VIGILANT TO RECOGNIZING NOT JUST BAD TECHNIQUE, BUT BAD JUDGEMENT AND ATTITUDES THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO THIS INCIDENT.
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.