<< >> NASA ASRS Report 319023, October 1995

A student pilot became disoriented during a cross country flight. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of restr area. Unauthorized landing.

Attributes
ACN	319023
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsi airport : chk
State Reference	OK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1188 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : fsi
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 37 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	319023
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student was flying to check. 50 mi south, he became disoriented and continued on a northwest track to R-5601B. He couldn't keep track of position, but tried to contact mcalester FSS, but due to low altitude, couldn't establish communication. He continued on until he flew into R-5601B where he heard artillery exploding and quickly looked for a place to land. He found henry post aaf and landed without a clearance, thinking it was duc. Contributing to this was lack of rest, mental fatigue, and panic, since he couldn't contact FSS. Unable to contact mcalester FSS for a DF steer he tried to ascertain position using VOR fix, when the needle centered on 270 degrees from duncan VOR. The military exercise was stopped and an accident was avoided. Henry post personnel were kind enough to rerte him back to check without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING A XCOUNTRY FLT. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF RESTR AREA. UNAUTH LNDG.

Narrative: STUDENT WAS FLYING TO CHK. 50 MI S, HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND CONTINUED ON A NW TRACK TO R-5601B. HE COULDN'T KEEP TRACK OF POS, BUT TRIED TO CONTACT MCALESTER FSS, BUT DUE TO LOW ALT, COULDN'T ESTABLISH COM. HE CONTINUED ON UNTIL HE FLEW INTO R-5601B WHERE HE HEARD ARTILLERY EXPLODING AND QUICKLY LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE FOUND HENRY POST AAF AND LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC, THINKING IT WAS DUC. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS LACK OF REST, MENTAL FATIGUE, AND PANIC, SINCE HE COULDN'T CONTACT FSS. UNABLE TO CONTACT MCALESTER FSS FOR A DF STEER HE TRIED TO ASCERTAIN POS USING VOR FIX, WHEN THE NEEDLE CTRED ON 270 DEGS FROM DUNCAN VOR. THE MIL EXERCISE WAS STOPPED AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. HENRY POST PERSONNEL WERE KIND ENOUGH TO RERTE HIM BACK TO CHK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.