Private small aircraft pilot on a night training operation is unsure of his position and makes an unauthorized penetration of airspace, in proximity of 2 air traffic area's.

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Attributes
ACN	191589
Time
Date	199110
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr tower : vrb tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 76 flight time type : 76
ASRS Report	191589
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a 1/5 hour night training flight from melbourne, fl, to vero beach, fl, and back to melbourne. I was using ground reference for navigation and I had a problem identing distinct landmarks. By the time that I had realized that I had flown too far south, I had already broken into the vero beach and fort pierce air traffic area's . I flew back to vero beach, did a touch and go, and then returned back to melbourne.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT SMA PLT ON A NIGHT TRAINING OP IS UNSURE OF HIS POS AND MAKES AN UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE, IN PROX OF 2 ATA'S.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A 1/5 HR NIGHT TRAINING FLT FROM MELBOURNE, FL, TO VERO BEACH, FL, AND BACK TO MELBOURNE. I WAS USING GND REF FOR NAV AND I HAD A PROBLEM IDENTING DISTINCT LANDMARKS. BY THE TIME THAT I HAD REALIZED THAT I HAD FLOWN TOO FAR S, I HAD ALREADY BROKEN INTO THE VERO BEACH AND FORT PIERCE ATA'S . I FLEW BACK TO VERO BEACH, DID A TOUCH AND GO, AND THEN RETURNED BACK TO MELBOURNE.

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.