Narrative:

While conducting OJT instruction, trnee vectored aircraft back to centerline of arwy as he was 1/2 mi south of centerline and infringing on la airspace and TCA. Pilot either did not hear correct heading or jumbled altimeter #south and heading, and, in either case, read back wrong heading and turned to wrong heading. As soon as this was noted, he was vectored away from la airspace. Pilot gave no indication he was going to make a radical 180 degree turn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC UNAUTH AIRSPACE ENTRY. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING OJT INSTRUCTION, TRNEE VECTORED ACFT BACK TO CENTERLINE OF ARWY AS HE WAS 1/2 MI S OF CENTERLINE AND INFRINGING ON LA AIRSPACE AND TCA. PLT EITHER DID NOT HEAR CORRECT HDG OR JUMBLED ALTIMETER #S AND HDG, AND, IN EITHER CASE, READ BACK WRONG HDG AND TURNED TO WRONG HDG. AS SOON AS THIS WAS NOTED, HE WAS VECTORED AWAY FROM LA AIRSPACE. PLT GAVE NO INDICATION HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A RADICAL 180 DEG TURN.

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.