What happened
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On 01/16/2014 N94268, C152, on landing touched down hard and vered right, off of rwy. Prop struck a txy sign. @ 1035C.
1/16 1635Z.
On 01/16/2014 interviewed the pilot/instructor, no issues noted with logs or certificates. He stated that upon landing the student failed to make proper corrections and was getting behind the aircraft when asked then commanded to turn controls over to the instructor. The student ignored / froze on the controls creating a delay in the transfer finally to the instructor which caused the aircraft to depart the runway and hit the taxi-way sign. No injuries to either occupant.
On 01/17/2014 an interview with the student was conducted, no issues noted with logs or certificates and his statement was as follows: my intention was to go around , I start the procedure with a full power but my instructor was asking me to relieve the controls , I relieved the controls may be in the second or third time he asked me , it was hard to relieve the controls in this situation , so he took the controls, put power to idle, full ailerons deflection to the left and try to control the situation and correct the landing but the situation was uncontrollable since the wind is very strong , the airplane drifts to the grass and get out of the rwy, this happens in may be 4 to 5 seconds.
Operational contributing factors: student appeared to delay or freeze and stated he was scared, did not turn over control of the aircraft to the instructor when requested to do so at the critical landing phase of the flight.
Verbal counseling was given to the instructor on 01/16/2014 and the student on 01/16/2014 on the importance of transfer of command of the aircraft and each of their respective responsibilities, both were attentive, cooperative and appeared to fully understand their respective requirements.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/16/2014 N94268, C152, ON LANDING TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND VERED RIGHT, OFF OF RWY. PROP STRUCK A TXY SIGN. @ 1035C.
1/16 1635Z.
ON 01/16/2014 INTERVIEWED THE PILOT/INSTRUCTOR, NO ISSUES NOTED WITH LOGS OR CERTIFICATES. HE STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE STUDENT FAILED TO MAKE PROPER CORRECTIONS AND WAS GETTING BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT WHEN ASKED THEN COMMANDED TO TURN CONTROLS OVER TO THE INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT IGNORED / FROZE ON THE CONTROLS CREATING A DELAY IN THE TRANSFER FINALLY TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND HIT THE TAXI-WAY SIGN. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.
ON 01/17/2014 AN INTERVIEW WITH THE STUDENT WAS CONDUCTED, NO ISSUES NOTED WITH LOGS OR CERTIFICATES AND HIS STATEMENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: MY INTENTION WAS TO GO AROUND , I START THE PROCEDURE WITH A FULL POWER BUT MY INSTRUCTOR WAS ASKING ME TO RELIEVE THE CONTROLS , I RELIEVED THE CONTROLS MAY BE IN THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME HE ASKED ME , IT WAS HARD TO RELIEVE THE CONTROLS IN THIS SITUATION , SO HE TOOK THE CONTROLS, PUT POWER TO IDLE, FULL AILERONS DEFLECTION TO THE LEFT AND TRY TO CONTROL THE SITUATION AND CORRECT THE LANDING BUT THE SITUATION WAS UNCONTROLLABLE SINCE THE WIND IS VERY STRONG , THE AIRPLANE DRIFTS TO THE GRASS AND GET OUT OF THE RWY, THIS HAPPENS IN MAY BE 4 TO 5 SECONDS.
OPERATIONAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: STUDENT APPEARED TO DELAY OR FREEZE AND STATED HE WAS SCARED, DID NOT TURN OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE INSTRUCTOR WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO AT THE CRITICAL LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT.
VERBAL COUNSELING WAS GIVEN TO THE INSTRUCTOR ON 01/16/2014 AND THE STUDENT ON 01/16/2014 ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSFER OF COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, BOTH WERE ATTENTIVE, COOPERATIVE AND APPEARED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPECTIVE REQUIREMENTS.