Student on first solo cross country flight penetrates cle TCA.

Attributes
ACN	109754
Time
Date	198904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle airport : 29g
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 477 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	109754
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Analyst's abbreviated text: *instrument turned in report on his student who was on his first solo x-country from 29G to mfd. Student had been briefed and checked on route to fly and location of arsa's and cle TCA. Also briefed on the altitude to fly so as to stay under outer ring of cle TCA. Was told to use 1g3 as a starting point on his line to mfd. Student disregarded all of the instrument's advice. Became disorientated and was north of course when he penetrated the cle TCA. Instrument has no explanation for his actions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLT PENETRATES CLE TCA.

Narrative: ANALYST'S ABBREVIATED TEXT: *INSTR TURNED IN RPT ON HIS STUDENT WHO WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY FROM 29G TO MFD. STUDENT HAD BEEN BRIEFED AND CHKED ON ROUTE TO FLY AND LOCATION OF ARSA'S AND CLE TCA. ALSO BRIEFED ON THE ALT TO FLY SO AS TO STAY UNDER OUTER RING OF CLE TCA. WAS TOLD TO USE 1G3 AS A STARTING POINT ON HIS LINE TO MFD. STUDENT DISREGARDED ALL OF THE INSTR'S ADVICE. BECAME DISORIENTATED AND WAS N OF COURSE WHEN HE PENETRATED THE CLE TCA. INSTR HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR HIS ACTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.