Student on solo cross country flight mistakes providence, ri, for north central and shoots a touch a...

Attributes
ACN	241100
Time
Date	199305
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd airport : sfz
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 41 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	241100
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 430
ASRS Report	240743
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I'm a student. I flew a solo cross country from nashua to north central. Nearly to my destination I became disoriented, but kept continuing on my present course. I located north central and flew to it and did a touch-and-go, then proceeded back to nashua. While on the way back, I saw an airport that looked more like north central than the one I had gone to. When I arrived back at nashua, I checked my sectional and discovered that it was providence that I flew to. I informed my instructor of what I had done and we went over my mistakes. I never got flight following from boston approach. I exercised poor judgement to continue on present course when I was disoriented. I could have done a VOR xchk to determine my position. It was poor judgement to continue back to nashua when I saw an airport that looked more like my destination that the one I went to. I was also concentrating so much on staying out of the boston TCA that when I noticed an airport that had the same runways as my destination, I went right for it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT ON SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT MISTAKES PROVIDENCE, RI, FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND SHOOTS A TOUCH AND GO LNDG THERE.

Narrative: I'M A STUDENT. I FLEW A SOLO XCOUNTRY FROM NASHUA TO NORTH CENTRAL. NEARLY TO MY DEST I BECAME DISORIENTED, BUT KEPT CONTINUING ON MY PRESENT COURSE. I LOCATED NORTH CENTRAL AND FLEW TO IT AND DID A TOUCH-AND-GO, THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO NASHUA. WHILE ON THE WAY BACK, I SAW AN ARPT THAT LOOKED MORE LIKE NORTH CENTRAL THAN THE ONE I HAD GONE TO. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK AT NASHUA, I CHKED MY SECTIONAL AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS PROVIDENCE THAT I FLEW TO. I INFORMED MY INSTRUCTOR OF WHAT I HAD DONE AND WE WENT OVER MY MISTAKES. I NEVER GOT FLT FOLLOWING FROM BOSTON APCH. I EXERCISED POOR JUDGEMENT TO CONTINUE ON PRESENT COURSE WHEN I WAS DISORIENTED. I COULD HAVE DONE A VOR XCHK TO DETERMINE MY POS. IT WAS POOR JUDGEMENT TO CONTINUE BACK TO NASHUA WHEN I SAW AN ARPT THAT LOOKED MORE LIKE MY DEST THAT THE ONE I WENT TO. I WAS ALSO CONCENTRATING SO MUCH ON STAYING OUT OF THE BOSTON TCA THAT WHEN I NOTICED AN ARPT THAT HAD THE SAME RWYS AS MY DEST, I WENT RIGHT FOR IT.

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.

Student on solo cross country flight mistakes providence, ri, for north central and shoots a touch and go landing there.