Spi on cross country enters class D airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	287514
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gus
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gus
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	287514
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	287810
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was making a student solo cross country from griffith, in, coldwater, mi, and frankfort, in. The course was planned from coldwater, mi, to kokomo, in, a slight turn to the west on to frankfort, in, keeping me well clear to the east of grissom AFB and thr MOA. Possibly due to winds aloft or a precessing directional gyroscope I became well west of course. I did not know my exact position. Trying to become reoriented I looked out and saw a large airport with apparent military aircraft in thr pattern. I immediately knew I was west of grissom AFB. Upon arrival at frankfort, in, I was told to call grissom AFB, which I did. They told me during my disorientation I had violated their airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ON XCOUNTRY ENTERS CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS MAKING A STUDENT SOLO XCOUNTRY FROM GRIFFITH, IN, COLDWATER, MI, AND FRANKFORT, IN. THE COURSE WAS PLANNED FROM COLDWATER, MI, TO KOKOMO, IN, A SLIGHT TURN TO THE W ON TO FRANKFORT, IN, KEEPING ME WELL CLR TO THE E OF GRISSOM AFB AND THR MOA. POSSIBLY DUE TO WINDS ALOFT OR A PRECESSING DIRECTIONAL GYROSCOPE I BECAME WELL W OF COURSE. I DID NOT KNOW MY EXACT POS. TRYING TO BECOME REORIENTED I LOOKED OUT AND SAW A LARGE ARPT WITH APPARENT MIL ACFT IN THR PATTERN. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW I WAS W OF GRISSOM AFB. UPON ARR AT FRANKFORT, IN, I WAS TOLD TO CALL GRISSOM AFB, WHICH I DID. THEY TOLD ME DURING MY DISORIENTATION I HAD VIOLATED THEIR AIRSPACE.

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.