<< >> NASA ASRS Report 531968, December 2001

Small aircraft student pilot lost directional control during touch and go landing resulting in going off the side of the runway into the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft or airport runway lighting.

Attributes
ACN	531968
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crg.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 39.9 flight time total : 102.8 flight time type : 69.5
ASRS Report	531968
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Landing on runway 32, student pilot was doing touch and goes. On my first pass, when I landed to do my touch and go, the plane veered off to the left side of the runway. I applied the brakes to slow down and to get back to the centerline. When I applied the brakes, the right brake locked up, causing me (student pilot) to veer off runway 32 and onto the grass. There was no damage to the aircraft, to the runway lights and runway. I strongly believe that when the brakes locked up, I lost control of the aircraft and veered off to the runway. When getting back to the centerline, the adding of the brakes at a higher speed (less than 40 KTS), caused the momentum to stop the plane, much harder to stop. The brakes were locked when I was veering off the runway. To prevent this from happening again, student pilots should be taught by their instructors, not to apply full brakes when doing touch and goes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA STUDENT PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING TOUCH AND GO LNDG RESULTING IN GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ARPT RWY LIGHTING.

Narrative: LNDG ON RWY 32, STUDENT PLT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES. ON MY FIRST PASS, WHEN I LANDED TO DO MY TOUCH AND GO, THE PLANE VEERED OFF TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TO GET BACK TO THE CTRLINE. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE R BRAKE LOCKED UP, CAUSING ME (STUDENT PLT) TO VEER OFF RWY 32 AND ONTO THE GRASS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, TO THE RWY LIGHTS AND RWY. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, I LOST CTL OF THE ACFT AND VEERED OFF TO THE RWY. WHEN GETTING BACK TO THE CTRLINE, THE ADDING OF THE BRAKES AT A HIGHER SPD (LESS THAN 40 KTS), CAUSED THE MOMENTUM TO STOP THE PLANE, MUCH HARDER TO STOP. THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED WHEN I WAS VEERING OFF THE RWY. TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, STUDENT PLTS SHOULD BE TAUGHT BY THEIR INSTRUCTORS, NOT TO APPLY FULL BRAKES WHEN DOING TOUCH AND GOES.

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.