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PA-28 instructional flight failed to maintain longitudinal control and drifted off runway during a crosswind landing lesson.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 748292 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 596 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 748292 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Training mission for crosswind lndgs. Final approach on altitudes and centerline of runway using forward slip to maintain centerline. Winds were from 200-210 degrees; active runway 27. Winds at 10 KTS; gusting to 14-16 KTS. Just prior to touchdown; a wind gust blew aircraft to the right and student could not maintain control. As the instructor; I applied full power to initiate the go around sequence; unfortunately proximity and airspeed did not allow. Pulled back on control wheel to avoid impact with runway lights; with full power drifted to left of runway 27 and came to rest in the grass. Contributing factors include: crosswind; low left main strut; inability of student to maintain control of the aircraft. Contacted tower by request after securing the airplane and finding no damage. Debriefed student on incident and reconfirmed procedures for crosswind lndgs. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the student began drifting off centerline as flare was initiated; but there was insufficient altitude to safely execute go-around. A subsequent check ride was administered to verify the instructor's proficiency in crosswind lndgs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-28 INSTRUCTIONAL FLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN LONGITUDINAL CONTROL AND DRIFTED OFF RWY DURING A CROSSWIND LNDG LESSON.
Narrative: TRAINING MISSION FOR XWIND LNDGS. FINAL APCH ON ALTS AND CTRLINE OF RWY USING FORWARD SLIP TO MAINTAIN CTRLINE. WINDS WERE FROM 200-210 DEGS; ACTIVE RWY 27. WINDS AT 10 KTS; GUSTING TO 14-16 KTS. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN; A WIND GUST BLEW ACFT TO THE R AND STUDENT COULD NOT MAINTAIN CTL. AS THE INSTRUCTOR; I APPLIED FULL PWR TO INITIATE THE GAR SEQUENCE; UNFORTUNATELY PROX AND AIRSPD DID NOT ALLOW. PULLED BACK ON CTL WHEEL TO AVOID IMPACT WITH RWY LIGHTS; WITH FULL PWR DRIFTED TO L OF RWY 27 AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE: XWIND; LOW L MAIN STRUT; INABILITY OF STUDENT TO MAINTAIN CTL OF THE ACFT. CONTACTED TWR BY REQUEST AFTER SECURING THE AIRPLANE AND FINDING NO DAMAGE. DEBRIEFED STUDENT ON INCIDENT AND RECONFIRMED PROCS FOR XWIND LNDGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT THE STUDENT BEGAN DRIFTING OFF CENTERLINE AS FLARE WAS INITIATED; BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALT TO SAFELY EXECUTE GO-AROUND. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK RIDE WAS ADMINISTERED TO VERIFY THE INSTRUCTOR'S PROFICIENCY IN CROSSWIND LNDGS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.