Spi lost on cross country.

Attributes
ACN	290412
Time
Date	199412
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buj airport : 1f4
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nzj
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Sport 19
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 630 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	290412
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My student pilot left ads on his long solo cross country on dec/fri/94 at XA30Z. His route of flight was ads-F00-txk-ads. He flew to txk without incident and telephoned me from there. He was advised to obtain a complete WX briefing prior to departing for ads. He departed and opened his VFR flight plan at approximately XE00Z. During his flight east the WX deteriorated to the point that he found himself lost. He contacted the FSS and was vectored nward, finally being able to land at 1f4, ok, without further incident. He had received several WX briefings prior to his initial departure and I had also contacted the FSS for WX. The conditions that occurred were totally unforecast. Several experienced pilots also found themselves in the same situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI LOST ON XCOUNTRY.

Narrative: MY STUDENT PLT LEFT ADS ON HIS LONG SOLO XCOUNTRY ON DEC/FRI/94 AT XA30Z. HIS RTE OF FLT WAS ADS-F00-TXK-ADS. HE FLEW TO TXK WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TELEPHONED ME FROM THERE. HE WAS ADVISED TO OBTAIN A COMPLETE WX BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR ADS. HE DEPARTED AND OPENED HIS VFR FLT PLAN AT APPROX XE00Z. DURING HIS FLT E THE WX DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT HE FOUND HIMSELF LOST. HE CONTACTED THE FSS AND WAS VECTORED NWARD, FINALLY BEING ABLE TO LAND AT 1F4, OK, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL WX BRIEFINGS PRIOR TO HIS INITIAL DEP AND I HAD ALSO CONTACTED THE FSS FOR WX. THE CONDITIONS THAT OCCURRED WERE TOTALLY UNFORECAST. SEVERAL EXPERIENCED PLTS ALSO FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE SAME SIT.

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.