Student pilot loses glasses, creating a personal 'IFR environment' for him. Gets flight assist.

Attributes
ACN	265458
Time
Date	199403
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cos
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	265458
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: reporter is the student pilot's instructor pilot. Student pilot had been in training for about 4 yrs due to his job in the service. He appears to have a stomach problem that is exacerbated by lack of food and water. His diet has changed recently due to his wife just having had a baby so when the student pilot was on a solo cross country flight, he became sick to his stomach (most likely due to turbulence prevalent around lamar and colorado springs area) and when he leaned out the window to upchuck he lost his glasses and went 'IFR.' all went well with the student calling the springs approach controller and the controller declared an emergency for the student who was reluctant to do so. The student was given a flight assist and found the airport. Instructor pilot credits student pilot's time of about 100 hours and the hood training given. Chides student for not having extra glasses as per 'personal checklist' she devised for him which included food and water. Instructor pilot's report implies that pilot needs 'guidance' in his personal checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT LOSES GLASSES, CREATING A PERSONAL 'IFR ENVIRONMENT' FOR HIM. GETS FLT ASSIST.

Narrative: IN SUM: RPTR IS THE STUDENT PLT'S INSTRUCTOR PLT. STUDENT PLT HAD BEEN IN TRAINING FOR ABOUT 4 YRS DUE TO HIS JOB IN THE SVC. HE APPEARS TO HAVE A STOMACH PROB THAT IS EXACERBATED BY LACK OF FOOD AND WATER. HIS DIET HAS CHANGED RECENTLY DUE TO HIS WIFE JUST HAVING HAD A BABY SO WHEN THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT, HE BECAME SICK TO HIS STOMACH (MOST LIKELY DUE TO TURB PREVALENT AROUND LAMAR AND COLORADO SPRINGS AREA) AND WHEN HE LEANED OUT THE WINDOW TO UPCHUCK HE LOST HIS GLASSES AND WENT 'IFR.' ALL WENT WELL WITH THE STUDENT CALLING THE SPRINGS APCH CTLR AND THE CTLR DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE STUDENT WHO WAS RELUCTANT TO DO SO. THE STUDENT WAS GIVEN A FLT ASSIST AND FOUND THE ARPT. INSTRUCTOR PLT CREDITS STUDENT PLT'S TIME OF ABOUT 100 HRS AND THE HOOD TRAINING GIVEN. CHIDES STUDENT FOR NOT HAVING EXTRA GLASSES AS PER 'PERSONAL CHKLIST' SHE DEVISED FOR HIM WHICH INCLUDED FOOD AND WATER. INSTRUCTOR PLT'S RPT IMPLIES THAT PLT NEEDS 'GUIDANCE' IN HIS PERSONAL CHKLIST.

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.