Narrative:

My student was scheduled for his first solo flight from dab to X47 to practice takeoffs and lndgs. He arrived 20 mins early. At that time dab ATIS indicated 15000 ft scattered and 7 mi visibility, which I visually verified. I briefed the student on the purpose of the flight, what operations he was and was not to do, lost procedures and communications. The student verbally indicated that he understood the briefing. The student departed dab solo. I later received a call from the FAA in orlando indicating that my student had landed at mco without speaking to any type of ATC and was being held at mco FBO until I was able to fly him and the aircraft back to dab. I flew to mco and flew the student and the aircraft back to dab. The student indicated that he departed dab on a predetermined departure procedure ('gator departure'), and then was disoriented. At his flight level he noted a haze that made ground references difficult to identify. He attempted to return to dab but was confused and lost. He may have fixated on flying the aircraft and failed to realign his heading indicator. He continued to fly until he saw an airport at which he landed. The student will undergo additional flight and ground training with an emphasis on orientation and unusual and emergency sits. He will then be evaluated by both a senior flight instructor and the chief flight instructor. He will not be allowed to fly solo until the chief flight instructor has determined that all deficiencies have been corrected. Note: the student has made over 20 flts from dab to X47 and back to dab with an instructor. Stress from being alone may have caused or contributed to his disorientation. The additional training will also emphasize proper decision making abilities and hopefully reduce any solo induced stress.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SOLO SPI GETS LOST, LANDS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLT FROM DAB TO X47 TO PRACTICE TKOFS AND LNDGS. HE ARRIVED 20 MINS EARLY. AT THAT TIME DAB ATIS INDICATED 15000 FT SCATTERED AND 7 MI VISIBILITY, WHICH I VISUALLY VERIFIED. I BRIEFED THE STUDENT ON THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT, WHAT OPS HE WAS AND WAS NOT TO DO, LOST PROCS AND COMS. THE STUDENT VERBALLY INDICATED THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THE BRIEFING. THE STUDENT DEPARTED DAB SOLO. I LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE FAA IN ORLANDO INDICATING THAT MY STUDENT HAD LANDED AT MCO WITHOUT SPEAKING TO ANY TYPE OF ATC AND WAS BEING HELD AT MCO FBO UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO FLY HIM AND THE ACFT BACK TO DAB. I FLEW TO MCO AND FLEW THE STUDENT AND THE ACFT BACK TO DAB. THE STUDENT INDICATED THAT HE DEPARTED DAB ON A PREDETERMINED DEP PROC ('GATOR DEP'), AND THEN WAS DISORIENTED. AT HIS FLT LEVEL HE NOTED A HAZE THAT MADE GND REFS DIFFICULT TO IDENT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO DAB BUT WAS CONFUSED AND LOST. HE MAY HAVE FIXATED ON FLYING THE ACFT AND FAILED TO REALIGN HIS HDG INDICATOR. HE CONTINUED TO FLY UNTIL HE SAW AN ARPT AT WHICH HE LANDED. THE STUDENT WILL UNDERGO ADDITIONAL FLT AND GND TRAINING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ORIENTATION AND UNUSUAL AND EMER SITS. HE WILL THEN BE EVALUATED BY BOTH A SENIOR FLT INSTRUCTOR AND THE CHIEF FLT INSTRUCTOR. HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FLY SOLO UNTIL THE CHIEF FLT INSTRUCTOR HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL DEFICIENCIES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. NOTE: THE STUDENT HAS MADE OVER 20 FLTS FROM DAB TO X47 AND BACK TO DAB WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. STRESS FROM BEING ALONE MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DISORIENTATION. THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING WILL ALSO EMPHASIZE PROPER DECISION MAKING ABILITIES AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE ANY SOLO INDUCED STRESS.

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.