Unauthorized landing. Clearance landing not received.

Attributes
ACN	293568
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cef
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cef
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	293568
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student pilot on a solo cross country became disoriented. He called flight service who attempted a direction-finding steer unsuccessfully. He was handed off to albany approach, could not confirm position on radar. The student pilot reported an airport in sight and would land there, which he did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH LNDG. CLRNC LNDG NOT RECEIVED.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY BECAME DISORIENTED. HE CALLED FLT SVC WHO ATTEMPTED A DIRECTION-FINDING STEER UNSUCCESSFULLY. HE WAS HANDED OFF TO ALBANY APCH, COULD NOT CONFIRM POS ON RADAR. THE STUDENT PLT RPTED AN ARPT IN SIGHT AND WOULD LAND THERE, WHICH HE DID.

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.