Student pilot on solo flight landed short of runway attempting a go around.

Attributes
ACN	80743
Time
Date	198801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 570 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	80743
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

CFI was supervising student solo from apa tower. Student had made one touch and go of two required with last landing a full stop. On approach to runway 17L for second touch and go, student requested a go around, was approved by ATC but student inadvertently retracted all flaps about 50 degree AGL and dropped short of 17L, ground looped, bending propeller. No injury incurred by student.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON SOLO FLT LANDED SHORT OF RWY ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND.

Narrative: CFI WAS SUPERVISING STUDENT SOLO FROM APA TWR. STUDENT HAD MADE ONE TOUCH AND GO OF TWO REQUIRED WITH LAST LNDG A FULL STOP. ON APCH TO RWY 17L FOR SECOND TOUCH AND GO, STUDENT REQUESTED A GO AROUND, WAS APPROVED BY ATC BUT STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED ALL FLAPS ABOUT 50 DEG AGL AND DROPPED SHORT OF 17L, GND LOOPED, BENDING PROP. NO INJURY INCURRED BY STUDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.