CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 5
If THE INsTruCTOr HAD HANDlED THE sITuATION DIffErENTly, THE
OuTCOmE COulD HAVE bEEN rEVErsED. THE ACCIDENT COulD HAVE
bEEN usED As A lEArNINg TOOl...
I asked the flight instructor if he had
reported the accident as required by
regulation, and was told, "Of course I did."
But when I called the local FSDO to see
how their report read, the inspector asked,
"What accident?"
the accident, repeating the night takeoff
and subsequently the night flight? Was he
frightened? Was he given a choice? As to the
last question, the answer was "No." If he had
been given a choice, the student might have
said, "No, I would rather not go."
By now my patience was wearing thin, and
I decided to pursue this further. I found
out that after the accident, the instructor
and student had returned to the field,
parked the damaged aircraft in the hangar,
and immediately taken another 152 to
complete the lesson. Fortunately no one
was physically injured-but what about
emotional trauma? Was the student's
It's a shame that the effect the accident had
on the student was not given much thought.
If the instructor had handled the situation
differently, the outcome could have been
reversed. The accident could have been used
as a learning tool, and the student might
have pursued his dream.
emotional state ever given a second
thought? How did he feel about being
placed in another aircraft immediately after
Let's say a flight instructor takes a student
on a cross-country flight. During the course
of this flight the student is directed to
How Lost Confidence Can be Restored.
accomplish a series of crosswind landings.
The instructor feels confident with the
student's progress and endorses his logbook
for a solo cross-country flight.
At the destination airport the crosswind
component exceeds the student's ability
to control the aircraft. The student opts
to make the landing anyway and damages
the airplane in the process. At the time he
attributes his failure to control the aircraft
to a gust of wind. But after living with the
situation for a while, he begins to feel that
he was to blame for the accident. Once he
sees himself as the cause, his confidence
becomes undermined. The student has
imprinted in his mind that he can't land in
a crosswind situation.
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 4, Issue 3
A Question of the Mind
Safety Quiz: A Day in the Sun
CFI Commentary: To Your Health
CFI Tips: Stall Commandments
ASI Message: It's the Basics
Accident Case Study: In Too Deep
Safety Seminar: Weather Challenge
Safety Spotlight: Caveat Mentor
ASI News: Champion of Public Benefit Flying
CFI Tools: Airspace "On the Go" with e-Flash Cards
Chief's Corner: Focus on What's Important
Did You Know? ASI Safety Presentations at your Command
Pilot Safety Announcement: V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - A Question of the Mind
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Quiz: A Day in the Sun
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Commentary: To Your Health
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 11
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 12
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 13
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Tips: Stall Commandments
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 15
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - ASI Message: It's the Basics
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Accident Case Study: In Too Deep
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Seminar: Weather Challenge
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Safety Spotlight: Caveat Mentor
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 23
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - ASI News: Champion of Public Benefit Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - CFI Tools: Airspace "On the Go" with e-Flash Cards
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Chief's Corner: Focus on What's Important
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 30
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 4, Issue 3 - Pilot Safety Announcement: V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.
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