Lsa instructor pilot describes a student crosswind takeoff that does not go well; resulting in the i...

Narrative:

Student executed a takeoff [with a] 5 KT direct crosswind from left. Upon application of power; nose of aircraft drifted left; to which a verbal command was given for more 'right rudder.' as the student added right rudder excessively; the aircraft drifted right. I took control of the aircraft as the right wheel was over the right runway white threshold line. As the aircraft was at rotation speed; I rotated the aircraft about 3 KTS above a stall and proceeded in ground effect in an attempt to bring the aircraft back onto the runway centerline. The aircraft struck a runway light just aft of the cabin in the belly. As the aircraft was already at flying speed and insufficient runway remained to recover and stop; I elected to take the aircraft airborne and return via a normal traffic pattern to a landing. After landing and securing the aircraft; a dent was noted aft of the main gear in the center of the belly just at the beginning of the lower taper of the fuselage. The aircraft was secured awaiting a maintenance inspection. Control should have been assumed earlier; but the student had always managed to correct in the past. In this situation the student over corrected; which was not anticipated; and the decision to allow the student to recover was flawed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LSA instructor pilot describes a student crosswind takeoff that does not go well; resulting in the instructor assuming control and striking a runway light with the tail of the aircraft.

Narrative: Student executed a takeoff [with a] 5 KT direct crosswind from left. Upon application of power; nose of aircraft drifted left; to which a verbal command was given for more 'right rudder.' As the student added right rudder excessively; the aircraft drifted right. I took control of the aircraft as the right wheel was over the right runway white threshold line. As the aircraft was at rotation speed; I rotated the aircraft about 3 KTS above a stall and proceeded in ground effect in an attempt to bring the aircraft back onto the runway centerline. The aircraft struck a runway light just aft of the cabin in the belly. As the aircraft was already at flying speed and insufficient runway remained to recover and stop; I elected to take the aircraft airborne and return via a normal traffic pattern to a landing. After landing and securing the aircraft; a dent was noted aft of the main gear in the center of the belly just at the beginning of the lower taper of the fuselage. The aircraft was secured awaiting a maintenance inspection. Control should have been assumed earlier; but the student had always managed to correct in the past. In this situation the student over corrected; which was not anticipated; and the decision to allow the student to recover was flawed.

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.

Attributes
ACN	986958
Time
Date	201112
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	Light Sport Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 10550 Flight Crew Type 48
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object

Lsa instructor pilot describes a student crosswind takeoff that does not go well; resulting in the instructor assuming control and striking a runway light with the tail of the aircraft.