<< >> NASA ASRS Report 531225, November 2001

Student pilot solo in a C172 lost directional control of the aircraft during practice crosswind landing and ground looped off the side of the runway into the grass causing damage to the propeller and nose gear.

Attributes
ACN	531225
Time
Date	200111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnk.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll landing other
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	other other : cfii pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	531225
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I am mr X's flight instructor. I have flown with him in a C172 for 2.4 hours. His total time is 43 hours. Total time in a C172 is 11.2 hours. He started training in a C152 for 4.4 hours and 27.4 hours in a PA38-112. Before I signed his 90 day endorsement I did a mock chkride and s-turns and turns at a point, and crosswind takeoff and landing. Also went over short and soft field takeoffs and lndgs. During the training, I felt confident that his flying skills were at a private pilot level. What happened was, coming into land, a wind gust blew the left wing up into the air. It pivoted counterclockwise on the right gear. The wind that day was 315 degrees at 15 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. The only damage was the airplane sunk into the grass and struck the propeller and bent the front nose gear. I was not in the airplane at the time. He had the proper signoffs to practice for his check ride. The only thing in question was it was close to night flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT SOLO IN A C172 LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT DURING PRACTICE XWIND LNDG AND GND LOOPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: I AM MR X'S FLT INSTRUCTOR. I HAVE FLOWN WITH HIM IN A C172 FOR 2.4 HRS. HIS TOTAL TIME IS 43 HRS. TOTAL TIME IN A C172 IS 11.2 HRS. HE STARTED TRAINING IN A C152 FOR 4.4 HRS AND 27.4 HRS IN A PA38-112. BEFORE I SIGNED HIS 90 DAY ENDORSEMENT I DID A MOCK CHKRIDE AND S-TURNS AND TURNS AT A POINT, AND XWIND TKOF AND LNDG. ALSO WENT OVER SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TKOFS AND LNDGS. DURING THE TRAINING, I FELT CONFIDENT THAT HIS FLYING SKILLS WERE AT A PVT PLT LEVEL. WHAT HAPPENED WAS, COMING INTO LAND, A WIND GUST BLEW THE L WING UP INTO THE AIR. IT PIVOTED COUNTERCLOCKWISE ON THE R GEAR. THE WIND THAT DAY WAS 315 DEGS AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE AIRPLANE SUNK INTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK THE PROP AND BENT THE FRONT NOSE GEAR. I WAS NOT IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE TIME. HE HAD THE PROPER SIGNOFFS TO PRACTICE FOR HIS CHK RIDE. THE ONLY THING IN QUESTION WAS IT WAS CLOSE TO NIGHT FLT.

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.