Ajax
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I was with a student doing pattern work at a small class D airport. We were number two and cleared for the option. My presolo student, very near to solo was flying. He came in hot on final and we floated about 2000 ft down the 7100 ft runway. Upon touchdown my student raised the flaps, and added full power for the touch and go. At rotation speed ATC calls us and tells us to exit the runway at a taxiway about 500 ft ahead. I assumed it was for someone else so I informed tower we were on the go after our option. Tower called back "Negative, traffic, King Air 2 mile final opposite direction, LAND SIR" Capitalization used to emphasize tower's tone.
At this point we were maybe 10-15 ft above the runway, I looked up and had no visual on the traffic. I estimate that we had 4,000ft of runway left when I told my student "My airplane". I pulled power and firmly put the plane down on the runway, using somewhat heavy brakes I cleared the runway at the end.
As we were taxiing back to the departure end of the runway I see the King Air overhead on either a low approach or an ATC directed go around. Tower, another person working the frequency this time, calls me up and thanks me for helping them out. Tower mentioned that they were not talking to the King Air.
After I departed I got my turn out and went back to our home airport. One of the tower supervisors is a friend of mine and I have flown with him a few times, so I called him and asked if he knew what happened to cause it and what I could have done better beforehand to prevent a possible situation. He said that he wasn't in the tower and would review the tapes.
After analyzing it on the ground with my boss I determined I had two options
Option 1: Call unable and continue the takeoff, attempt to look for traffic and sidestep off of centerline. The problem was that I had no visual on traffic and couldn't assure that I would maintain clear of him.
Option 2: Take control and put the plane down, attempting to stop the plane on the runway. If I wasn't able to stop on the remaining runway I could risk injury and airplane damage taking it off the edge.
Obviously nothing happened other than hot brakes and my increased heartrate. I did fill out a NASA ASRS on the flight, and on discussion with the tower supervisor I relayed my concerns that if it was a student pilot on a solo we may have had bent metal or worse.
Debriefing with my student, along with his normal debrief, we critiqued my actions taking the airplane and stopping on the remaining runway, and discussed what he would have done if he was solo.
Now, many of you guys have more time in jets or instructing than I do total, so please be honest. What would you have done and what could I have done better?
Edit: I will say that I was somewhat hesitant to post this here, but I figured I could definitely learn from your opinions and others may benefit too.
At this point we were maybe 10-15 ft above the runway, I looked up and had no visual on the traffic. I estimate that we had 4,000ft of runway left when I told my student "My airplane". I pulled power and firmly put the plane down on the runway, using somewhat heavy brakes I cleared the runway at the end.
As we were taxiing back to the departure end of the runway I see the King Air overhead on either a low approach or an ATC directed go around. Tower, another person working the frequency this time, calls me up and thanks me for helping them out. Tower mentioned that they were not talking to the King Air.
After I departed I got my turn out and went back to our home airport. One of the tower supervisors is a friend of mine and I have flown with him a few times, so I called him and asked if he knew what happened to cause it and what I could have done better beforehand to prevent a possible situation. He said that he wasn't in the tower and would review the tapes.
After analyzing it on the ground with my boss I determined I had two options
Option 1: Call unable and continue the takeoff, attempt to look for traffic and sidestep off of centerline. The problem was that I had no visual on traffic and couldn't assure that I would maintain clear of him.
Option 2: Take control and put the plane down, attempting to stop the plane on the runway. If I wasn't able to stop on the remaining runway I could risk injury and airplane damage taking it off the edge.
Obviously nothing happened other than hot brakes and my increased heartrate. I did fill out a NASA ASRS on the flight, and on discussion with the tower supervisor I relayed my concerns that if it was a student pilot on a solo we may have had bent metal or worse.
Debriefing with my student, along with his normal debrief, we critiqued my actions taking the airplane and stopping on the remaining runway, and discussed what he would have done if he was solo.
Now, many of you guys have more time in jets or instructing than I do total, so please be honest. What would you have done and what could I have done better?
Edit: I will say that I was somewhat hesitant to post this here, but I figured I could definitely learn from your opinions and others may benefit too.