Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	200622
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord airport : 06c
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 46 flight time type : 29
ASRS Report	200622
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On first solo cross country, using dead reckoning, from 06C direct mli. Once at mli closed flight plan, got books signed, filed new flight plan. Got detained on ramp approximately 15 min due to factoring traffic. Next leg was mli direct bmi. On ground at bmi approximately 10-12 min. Third leg bmi direct 06C. First 3 check points right on course. Starting to get dusk. Fourth check point missed, due to sun dropping below haze layer, but did see arrival. Arrival approximately 11 mi west, 06C approximately 16 mi north, decided to continue to 06C to complete cross country. It got dark, did not see dpa, flew right over 06C. Continued on a nne direction, until the time factor made me realize I had passed it. Too dark for VFR ground reference, started looking for water tanks. First one recognized was rosemont. Knew I was in TCA tried to stay low and head west due to factoring traffic altitudes unknown, in order to take evasive action. Called traffic at 06C for assist. Unknown traffic suggested contact pwk for radar assist. Called pwk for radar assist, they vectored me to airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY, USING DEAD RECKONING, FROM 06C DIRECT MLI. ONCE AT MLI CLOSED FLT PLAN, GOT BOOKS SIGNED, FILED NEW FLT PLAN. GOT DETAINED ON RAMP APPROX 15 MIN DUE TO FACTORING TFC. NEXT LEG WAS MLI DIRECT BMI. ON GND AT BMI APPROX 10-12 MIN. THIRD LEG BMI DIRECT 06C. FIRST 3 CHK POINTS RIGHT ON COURSE. STARTING TO GET DUSK. FOURTH CHK POINT MISSED, DUE TO SUN DROPPING BELOW HAZE LAYER, BUT DID SEE ARR. ARR APPROX 11 MI W, 06C APPROX 16 MI N, DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO 06C TO COMPLETE XCOUNTRY. IT GOT DARK, DID NOT SEE DPA, FLEW RIGHT OVER 06C. CONTINUED ON A NNE DIRECTION, UNTIL THE TIME FACTOR MADE ME REALIZE I HAD PASSED IT. TOO DARK FOR VFR GND REF, STARTED LOOKING FOR WATER TANKS. FIRST ONE RECOGNIZED WAS ROSEMONT. KNEW I WAS IN TCA TRIED TO STAY LOW AND HEAD W DUE TO FACTORING TFC ALTS UNKNOWN, IN ORDER TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION. CALLED TFC AT 06C FOR ASSIST. UNKNOWN TFC SUGGESTED CONTACT PWK FOR RADAR ASSIST. CALLED PWK FOR RADAR ASSIST, THEY VECTORED ME TO ARPT.

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.