Flight assist for spi on solo cross country.

Attributes
ACN	268526
Time
Date	199404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9
ASRS Report	268526
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Training flight -- solo cross country. Not sure if 1 of my check points was actually what it was supposed to be. Determined that I had flown off course. Contacted my approach. Instead of saying I had 2 hours of fuel on board, I said I had half tanks. I was directed to an airport to fuel up if necessary. I landed, took stock of my situation and flew back to my home airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ASSIST FOR SPI ON SOLO XCOUNTRY.

Narrative: TRAINING FLT -- SOLO XCOUNTRY. NOT SURE IF 1 OF MY CHK POINTS WAS ACTUALLY WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. DETERMINED THAT I HAD FLOWN OFF COURSE. CONTACTED MY APCH. INSTEAD OF SAYING I HAD 2 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD, I SAID I HAD HALF TANKS. I WAS DIRECTED TO AN ARPT TO FUEL UP IF NECESSARY. I LANDED, TOOK STOCK OF MY SIT AND FLEW BACK TO MY HOME 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.