DURING PLT TRAINING INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC DUE TO STUDENT TRAINING DISTRACTION WHEN ATCT LCL CTLR GAVE LNDG SEQUENCE INFO ONLY; AND NOT A LNDG CLRNC FOR TOUCH AND GO.
Synopsis
DURING PLT TRAINING INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO OBTAIN LNDG CLRNC DUE TO STUDENT TRAINING DISTRACTION WHEN ATCT LCL CTLR GAVE LNDG SEQUENCE INFO ONLY; AND NOT A LNDG CLRNC FOR TOUCH AND GO.
Narrative
WHILE ON VFR TRAINING FLT FROM ASH NASHUA; NH TO MHT MANCHESTER; NH- REQUESTED TOUCH AND GO'S FROM MHT APCH. THE STUDENT WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH RADIO COMS; SO THE INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD TOOK OVER THE RADIOS. WHILE TALKING TO MANCHESTER APCH; THE INSTRUCTOR WAS TALKING THE STUDENT THROUGH THE VISUAL APCH AND INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY ATC. MANCHESTER APCH VECTORED INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FOR A L BASE FOR A RWY 24 AND INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE TO MHT TWR FREQ. ONCE ON TWR FREQ; STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE SEQUENCED FOR LNDG. AFTER FINISHING THE DISCUSSION THE INSTRUCTOR WAS HAVING WITH THE STUDENT; THE INSTRUCTOR RESPONDED TO TWR'S CLRNC; NOT CATCHING THAT IT WAS A LNDG CLRNC AND NOT FOR TOUCH AND GO'S. THE TRAINING ACFT WAS CLEARED AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. ON DEPT MANCHESTER TWR QUESTIONED THE TRAINING ACFT AS TO INTENTIONS AND IF WE WANTED TOUCH AND GO'S. THE TRAINING ACFT WAS THE SEQUENCED FOR TOUCH AND GO'S AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: INSTRUCTOR WAS PRE-OCCUPIED WITH RADIOS AND HELPING STUDENT IN BUSIER AIRSPACE THAT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT CATCH THE CHANGE IN LNDG CLRNC AND ONLY REPEATED THE CLRNC INSTEAD OF FULLY UNDERSTANDING IT.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.