Student pilot on cross-country became lost, low on fuel, made emergency landing in field. Flown out ...

Attributes
ACN	119037
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 22g
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	119037
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A female primary student went on her first solo x-country to mansfield. She experienced no problems getting to mfd, but forgot to reset her dg before departing med. She flew toward lake erie to the north and then realizing she was headed the wrong direction, headed south. After getting into the heavily populated area around cleveland, she noticed she was getting low on fuel. So, she picked a big, unrestricted field and landed the airplane. She was not injured, nor was the aircraft damaged. I went to lorain with an a & P. He checked the plane over, declared it sound. She and I flew the airplane off a grass strip that she had not seen approximately 100 yds from her T/D point. We refueled at lorain; talked to cle FSDO, lorain county sheriff's department and oh highway patrol. We flew off lorain in evening. We flew at 700' AGL in order to avoid any controled airspace at cle TCA since we had no transponder with mode C. Trip home was uneventful. Female student followed the chkpoints and relaxed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON CROSS-COUNTRY BECAME LOST, LOW ON FUEL, MADE EMERGENCY LNDG IN FIELD. FLOWN OUT BY INSTR.

Narrative: A FEMALE PRIMARY STUDENT WENT ON HER FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY TO MANSFIELD. SHE EXPERIENCED NO PROBS GETTING TO MFD, BUT FORGOT TO RESET HER DG BEFORE DEPARTING MED. SHE FLEW TOWARD LAKE ERIE TO THE N AND THEN REALIZING SHE WAS HEADED THE WRONG DIRECTION, HEADED S. AFTER GETTING INTO THE HEAVILY POPULATED AREA AROUND CLEVELAND, SHE NOTICED SHE WAS GETTING LOW ON FUEL. SO, SHE PICKED A BIG, UNRESTRICTED FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE. SHE WAS NOT INJURED, NOR WAS THE ACFT DAMAGED. I WENT TO LORAIN WITH AN A & P. HE CHKED THE PLANE OVER, DECLARED IT SOUND. SHE AND I FLEW THE AIRPLANE OFF A GRASS STRIP THAT SHE HAD NOT SEEN APPROX 100 YDS FROM HER T/D POINT. WE REFUELED AT LORAIN; TALKED TO CLE FSDO, LORAIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT AND OH HWY PATROL. WE FLEW OFF LORAIN IN EVENING. WE FLEW AT 700' AGL IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CTLED AIRSPACE AT CLE TCA SINCE WE HAD NO XPONDER WITH MODE C. TRIP HOME WAS UNEVENTFUL. FEMALE STUDENT FOLLOWED THE CHKPOINTS AND RELAXED.

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.

Student pilot on cross-country became lost, low on fuel, made emergency landing in field. Flown out by instrument.