Spi on solo cross country has VOR failure. Becomes disoriented, lands wrong airport.

Attributes
ACN	236838
Time
Date	199303
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : asl
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 356 agl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 41
ASRS Report	236838
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on my second solo cross country flight when my VOR went out. I began trying to find the problem and overshot my destination. I began to worry when I was 20 mins past my ETA. I saw an airport in the distance and landed. It was marshall airport. I had gone 20 mi past my intended destination which was originally mount pleasant airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ON SOLO XCOUNTRY HAS VOR FAILURE. BECOMES DISORIENTED, LANDS WRONG ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON MY SECOND SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT WHEN MY VOR WENT OUT. I BEGAN TRYING TO FIND THE PROB AND OVERSHOT MY DEST. I BEGAN TO WORRY WHEN I WAS 20 MINS PAST MY ETA. I SAW AN ARPT IN THE DISTANCE AND LANDED. IT WAS MARSHALL ARPT. I HAD GONE 20 MI PAST MY INTENDED DEST WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY MOUNT PLEASANT 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.