Narrative:

X-country from pueblo, co, to west woodward, ok. Flight service was called and I was told that once we were out of pueblo, it would be mostly clear to west woodward. I filed a flight plan. Just east of lamar were clouds to the ground. We tried to go around to the north but found no openings. South were broken clouds in layers. At some point we became lost but found a road and 2 cities with landmarks matching those on our charts. They turned out to be the wrong cities and we were lost. I called FSS for help with a location. We were in touch with the sgt of cannon AFB. Sgt directed us to clovis, NM where we talked by phone from the airport. With the help of sgt we were on our way again in the direction first officer west woodward, ok. Helpful flight controllers along the way directed us to woodring, ok, (there must have been some confusion along the way because the last controller set us right down in woodring). Fortunately we were just a few mi from west woodward.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME PLT GETS FLT ASSIST FROM CVS CTLR WHEN PLT BECOMES LOST AND DISORIENTED WHILE TRYING TO CIRCUMNAVIGATE CLOUDS IN THE VICINITY OF CLOVIS, NM.

Narrative: X-COUNTRY FROM PUEBLO, CO, TO W WOODWARD, OK. FLT SVC WAS CALLED AND I WAS TOLD THAT ONCE WE WERE OUT OF PUEBLO, IT WOULD BE MOSTLY CLR TO W WOODWARD. I FILED A FLT PLAN. JUST E OF LAMAR WERE CLOUDS TO THE GND. WE TRIED TO GO AROUND TO THE N BUT FOUND NO OPENINGS. S WERE BROKEN CLOUDS IN LAYERS. AT SOME POINT WE BECAME LOST BUT FOUND A ROAD AND 2 CITIES WITH LANDMARKS MATCHING THOSE ON OUR CHARTS. THEY TURNED OUT TO BE THE WRONG CITIES AND WE WERE LOST. I CALLED FSS FOR HELP WITH A LOCATION. WE WERE IN TOUCH WITH THE SGT OF CANNON AFB. SGT DIRECTED US TO CLOVIS, NM WHERE WE TALKED BY PHONE FROM THE ARPT. WITH THE HELP OF SGT WE WERE ON OUR WAY AGAIN IN THE DIRECTION FO W WOODWARD, OK. HELPFUL FLT CTLRS ALONG THE WAY DIRECTED US TO WOODRING, OK, (THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION ALONG THE WAY BECAUSE THE LAST CTLR SET US R DOWN IN WOODRING). FORTUNATELY WE WERE JUST A FEW MI FROM W WOODWARD.

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.