Spi gets lost, declares an emergency and receives a flight assist in diversion to alternate airport.

Attributes
ACN	237519
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w32
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	237519
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My student took an small aircraft at xyam on mar/sat/93 and was supposed to pick me up at xzam after flying solo for a while. He departed W32 (hyde field) and could not find the airport anymore. Then he called andrews radar on 121.5 and squawked 7700. They vectored him to dca where he made a safe landing. The WX was way too bad for him to be flying. He said that he called andrews ATIS information (Q) and the ceiling was 1500 scattered 2500 broken visibility 7. I called information (right) which said: obscured 200 ft visibility 1 mi in haze.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI GETS LOST, DECLARES AN EMER AND RECEIVES A FLT ASSIST IN DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT.

Narrative: MY STUDENT TOOK AN SMA AT XYAM ON MAR/SAT/93 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK ME UP AT XZAM AFTER FLYING SOLO FOR A WHILE. HE DEPARTED W32 (HYDE FIELD) AND COULD NOT FIND THE ARPT ANYMORE. THEN HE CALLED ANDREWS RADAR ON 121.5 AND SQUAWKED 7700. THEY VECTORED HIM TO DCA WHERE HE MADE A SAFE LNDG. THE WX WAS WAY TOO BAD FOR HIM TO BE FLYING. HE SAID THAT HE CALLED ANDREWS ATIS INFO (Q) AND THE CEILING WAS 1500 SCATTERED 2500 BROKEN VISIBILITY 7. I CALLED INFO (R) WHICH SAID: OBSCURED 200 FT VISIBILITY 1 MI IN HAZE.

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.