2000-04 · NASA ASRS report 470360
A C152 STUDENT PLT PERFORMS A TOUCH-AND-GO ON THE WRONG RWY AT SFB; FL.
STUDENT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO TOUCH-AND-GO OPS ON RWY 9C. I WAS IN SFB TWR TO SUPERVISE THE FIRST SOLO FLT. DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE LESSON; I WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES WITH HIM AND STUDENT KEPT MODERATELY OVERSHOOTING FINAL FOR RWY 9C. THE TWR JUST HAD A SHIFT CHANGE AND THERE WAS ONLY LIGHT TFC. SO THEY DIDN'T SEE (ME NEITHER) THAT STUDENT MADE HIS FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 9L. JUST AFTER HIS TKOF; WE SAW WHERE HE WAS. STUDENT TOLD ME HE RECOGNIZED THE SIT ON UPWIND WHEN HE CHKED FOR WIND DRIFT. AT 200 FT AGL; HE CHANGED THE UPWIND LEG AND MADE A SIDESTEP MANEUVER TO THE R FOR RWY 9C. THERE WERE 2 OTHER ACFT IN PATTERN FOR RWY 9C AND NONE FOR RWY 9L. FORTUNATELY; THERE WAS NO TFC ON FINAL FOR RWY 9L. I WAS NOT INSTRUCTED TO FILE A RPT TO THE TWR. REST OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: XWIND COMPONENT FROM THE S; MAYBE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: WITH ANY FURTHER STUDENT; EXTREMELY EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER; ACCURATE TFC PATTERNS. IF THEY OVERSHOOT FINAL ON THEIR FIRST SOLO LESSON; THEY WON'T GO UP ALONE UNTIL THAT PROB IS FIXED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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