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A student pilot and instructor combined to lose control on the landing rollout; exiting the runway; striking a runway light and damaging both main gear tires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was training a student pilot with approximately 50 hours. This was our first flight together. The flight proceeded normally: we flew to another airport; did two touch and gos and one go around with no significant issues or problems. We then returned to our home airport. During the landing; the aircraft's nose was not aligned with the runway; it was cocked left. I directed a right pedal input to align the nose with the center line. The student's right pedal input was too much; and the nose was now cocked off to the right. I came on the controls; as we were getting close to touchdown at this point. Simultaneously; the student had made a left pedal input to correct the over-correction; but again was too aggressive with the pedals. We touched down cocked approximately 20 degrees left of center line. At this point I tried to correct the aircraft's heading; but I thought I might tip the aircraft if I tried too hard. Additionally; the student was on the controls; with full brakes applied; so my steering options were limited. I committed to safely rolling into the grass. We rolled off into the grass; striking one of the runway lights. The right tire was flattened; and the left tire had a noticeable flat spot. The flight was terminated; and the club manager was notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A student pilot and instructor combined to lose control on the landing rollout; exiting the runway; striking a runway light and damaging both main gear tires.
Narrative: I was training a student pilot with approximately 50 hours. This was our first flight together. The flight proceeded normally: we flew to another airport; did two touch and gos and one go around with no significant issues or problems. We then returned to our home airport. During the landing; the aircraft's nose was not aligned with the runway; it was cocked left. I directed a right pedal input to align the nose with the center line. The student's right pedal input was too much; and the nose was now cocked off to the right. I came on the controls; as we were getting close to touchdown at this point. Simultaneously; the student had made a left pedal input to correct the over-correction; but again was too aggressive with the pedals. We touched down cocked approximately 20 degrees left of center line. At this point I tried to correct the aircraft's heading; but I thought I might tip the aircraft if I tried too hard. Additionally; the student was on the controls; with full brakes applied; so my steering options were limited. I committed to safely rolling into the grass. We rolled off into the grass; striking one of the runway lights. The right tire was flattened; and the left tire had a noticeable flat spot. The flight was terminated; and the club manager was notified.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.