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Spi on first solo flight lands at wrong airport without landing clearance after entering TRSA and air traffic area without ATC clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 145810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : avp airport : hzl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avp tower : avp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 96 flight time type : 96 |
| ASRS Report | 145810 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On my first solo x-country flight from middletown, ny to hazleton, PA I tracked the huguenot VOR. Unable to pick up the hazleton VOR, and due to the tie frame and no radio contact with hzl, I saw the scranton/wilkes barre airport and mistook it for hazleton. Since I was not getting any response, I circled the airport, and by observing the existing traffic was able to determine what runway to use. There was no emergency, just a miscalculation on my part.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPI ON FIRST SOLO FLT LANDS AT WRONG ARPT WITHOUT LNDG CLRNC AFTER ENTERING TRSA AND ATA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.
Narrative: ON MY FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT FROM MIDDLETOWN, NY TO HAZLETON, PA I TRACKED THE HUGUENOT VOR. UNABLE TO PICK UP THE HAZLETON VOR, AND DUE TO THE TIE FRAME AND NO RADIO CONTACT WITH HZL, I SAW THE SCRANTON/WILKES BARRE ARPT AND MISTOOK IT FOR HAZLETON. SINCE I WAS NOT GETTING ANY RESPONSE, I CIRCLED THE ARPT, AND BY OBSERVING THE EXISTING TFC WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT RWY TO USE. THERE WAS NO EMER, JUST A MISCALCULATION ON MY PART.
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.