Instructor report of solo spi entering controled airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	290690
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rst
State Reference	MN
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rst
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	290690
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student pilot inbound southwest of rochester airport (rst) under IFR conditions (unforecasted) without any radio communications with tower before entering class D airspace. Stuck microphone was suspected to be a factor. Airline flight was given permission to deviate from his course on an ILS 31 approach due to student's course. Radio communications were reestablished with student. No emergency was declared by student. Student was given permission to land. Student did not consult instructor before making the flight. No WX briefing was attempted before flight by the student.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR RPT OF SOLO SPI ENTERING CTLED AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT INBOUND SW OF ROCHESTER ARPT (RST) UNDER IFR CONDITIONS (UNFORECASTED) WITHOUT ANY RADIO COMS WITH TWR BEFORE ENTERING CLASS D AIRSPACE. STUCK MIKE WAS SUSPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. AIRLINE FLT WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO DEVIATE FROM HIS COURSE ON AN ILS 31 APCH DUE TO STUDENT'S COURSE. RADIO COMS WERE REESTABLISHED WITH STUDENT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED BY STUDENT. STUDENT WAS GIVEN PERMISSION TO LAND. STUDENT DID NOT CONSULT INSTRUCTOR BEFORE MAKING THE FLT. NO WX BRIEFING WAS ATTEMPTED BEFORE FLT BY THE STUDENT.

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.