Spi lost on solo cross-country makes emergency landing at nearest airport.

Attributes
ACN	145111
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wal
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 61 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	145111
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 3RD x-country (300 mi) kupper to harrisburg to cape may to kupper. Discovered 1 radar and both VOR's out at harrisburg. On way to cape may reduced from 5500' to 3500' then 2500' because of WX and clouds. Followed wrong river and wound up at wollops is. Did not know where I was. Put all lights on and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI LOST ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY MAKES EMERGENCY LNDG AT NEAREST ARPT.

Narrative: ON 3RD X-COUNTRY (300 MI) KUPPER TO HARRISBURG TO CAPE MAY TO KUPPER. DISCOVERED 1 RADAR AND BOTH VOR'S OUT AT HARRISBURG. ON WAY TO CAPE MAY REDUCED FROM 5500' TO 3500' THEN 2500' BECAUSE OF WX AND CLOUDS. FOLLOWED WRONG RIVER AND WOUND UP AT WOLLOPS IS. DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS. PUT ALL LIGHTS ON AND LANDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.