Excursion from the grass runway chosen as the landing area for a simulated engine failure during a t...

Attributes
ACN	529594
Time
Date	200111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ulm.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 327 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	529594
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My student was working on his single engine commercial rating. As a part of that training, I initiated a simulated engine failure over the new ulm airport. The grass runway 22 was the landing site chosen. We began circling from 4500 ft MSL. Upon reaching final, we were high. In my judgement, however, we had room to stop safely. Upon touchdown, I applied braking and realized that we were slipping on the grass, and would not be able to stop. So I added full power with 1 notch of flaps for a short field takeoff. As the end of the runway approached, I knew that we would not have enough airspeed to take off. Therefore, I closed the throttle and applied full braking as we went into the plowed field off runway 22. The aircraft soon came to rest and my student and I exited the main door with no injury. I should have not landed in the first place, or I should have stuck with my original decision to stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXCURSION FROM THE GRASS RWY CHOSEN AS THE LNDG AREA FOR A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE DURING A TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS WORKING ON HIS SINGLE ENG COMMERCIAL RATING. AS A PART OF THAT TRAINING, I INITIATED A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE OVER THE NEW ULM ARPT. THE GRASS RWY 22 WAS THE LNDG SITE CHOSEN. WE BEGAN CIRCLING FROM 4500 FT MSL. UPON REACHING FINAL, WE WERE HIGH. IN MY JUDGEMENT, HOWEVER, WE HAD ROOM TO STOP SAFELY. UPON TOUCHDOWN, I APPLIED BRAKING AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE SLIPPING ON THE GRASS, AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. SO I ADDED FULL PWR WITH 1 NOTCH OF FLAPS FOR A SHORT FIELD TKOF. AS THE END OF THE RWY APCHED, I KNEW THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPD TO TAKE OFF. THEREFORE, I CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED FULL BRAKING AS WE WENT INTO THE PLOWED FIELD OFF RWY 22. THE ACFT SOON CAME TO REST AND MY STUDENT AND I EXITED THE MAIN DOOR WITH NO INJURY. I SHOULD HAVE NOT LANDED IN THE FIRST PLACE, OR I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY ORIGINAL DECISION TO STOP.

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.

Excursion from the grass runway chosen as the landing area for a simulated engine failure during a training flight.