Reporter's student got lost and flew into a class C airspace at hartford, ct.

Attributes
ACN	321240
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl tracon : slc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	321240
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 68
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The student pilot planned a 50 mi cross country from (orh) worcester to (pym) plymouth. This plan was reviewed and discussed with his cfii. The student started his cross country and arrived at plymouth a few mins after ETA. He did a touch and go, and started his return flight to orh. At (IB9) mansfield, he became disoriented, tuned (gdm) VOR to a 'from' flag and became lost, flying over the top of (bdl) bradley intersection at 3200 ft into class 'C' airspace, without establishing required radio communication. Flying out 5 mi west, he made a 180 degree turn and flew back over bdl. 15 mi northeast of (bdl) class C airspace, student contacted bdl approach on 119.0 and asked for a directional finding (DF) steer to orh. I called bdl tower to discuss the incident. The student pilot with approximately 68 hours of dual, received 6 hours solo time, 4 hours dual cross country. This incident was his first solo cross country. The WX was 4000 sct, 7 mi visibility at the time. The student's solo privileges have been suspended until additional training has been completed and reviewed by 2 cfis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR'S STUDENT GOT LOST AND FLEW INTO A CLASS C AIRSPACE AT HARTFORD, CT.

Narrative: THE STUDENT PLT PLANNED A 50 MI XCOUNTRY FROM (ORH) WORCESTER TO (PYM) PLYMOUTH. THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH HIS CFII. THE STUDENT STARTED HIS XCOUNTRY AND ARRIVED AT PLYMOUTH A FEW MINS AFTER ETA. HE DID A TOUCH AND GO, AND STARTED HIS RETURN FLT TO ORH. AT (IB9) MANSFIELD, HE BECAME DISORIENTED, TUNED (GDM) VOR TO A 'FROM' FLAG AND BECAME LOST, FLYING OVER THE TOP OF (BDL) BRADLEY INTXN AT 3200 FT INTO CLASS 'C' AIRSPACE, WITHOUT ESTABLISHING REQUIRED RADIO COM. FLYING OUT 5 MI W, HE MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND FLEW BACK OVER BDL. 15 MI NE OF (BDL) CLASS C AIRSPACE, STUDENT CONTACTED BDL APCH ON 119.0 AND ASKED FOR A DIRECTIONAL FINDING (DF) STEER TO ORH. I CALLED BDL TWR TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT. THE STUDENT PLT WITH APPROX 68 HRS OF DUAL, RECEIVED 6 HRS SOLO TIME, 4 HRS DUAL XCOUNTRY. THIS INCIDENT WAS HIS FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. THE WX WAS 4000 SCT, 7 MI VISIBILITY AT THE TIME. THE STUDENT'S SOLO PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND REVIEWED BY 2 CFIS.

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.