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A student pilot became disoriented while on a solo cross country flight. He followed lost procedures and eventually found an airport, landed, and gained the assistance of a local flight instructor. After-the-fact it was realized that the student flew into class D airspace without ATCT local controller communication, and may have penetrated class B airspace, also.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332779 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lal |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lal |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 88 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 332779 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 332780 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on a cross country training flight, I became disoriented (just plain lost). This was a result of my not trusting my instruments. My flight was planned from ocala to lakeland. I lost my bearings somewhere about 20 NM north of lakeland. After flying around for about 1/2 hour, I still could not pinpoint my location. It was at this time I called st petersburg FSS and requested assistance. I was advised to maintain my altitude (1700 ft) and to turn to a heading and to squawk 7700 on my transponder. After about 10 mins of this, I noticed an airport off my right wing. After checking the windsock and 1 aircraft taking off and 1 aircraft landing, I landed at this airport. Upon pulling up to an office of a flight school located at this airport, it was there that I learned that I was at kissimmee airport. It was here that I called st petersburg FSS and informed them of my location. While at kissimmee, I learned from an experienced pilot that I was but 35 mi from lakeland. Upon receiving a course to lakeland, plus some sound advice on getting 'unlost,' I proceeded to land at lakeland and from there, flew back to ocala. I was unaware of any violation until my return to ocala, and during the critique of my flight by my flight instructor, I was advised to submit this report. Supplemental information from acn 332780: I signed a student off for a cross country. The student flew to lal at 2500 ft and turned left when the VOR changed from 'to' to 'from.' (he was over lal airport, in their airspace.) he then wandered to the east where he landed at ism. He was cruising at 2000 ft, in mco class B. He flew back without incident. Orlando TRACON was called on the landline by me, they were unaware he was in their airspace. The student has received more ground school and will get more flight instruction on airspace to hopefully avoid this problem in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT. HE FOLLOWED LOST PROCS AND EVENTUALLY FOUND AN ARPT, LANDED, AND GAINED THE ASSISTANCE OF A LCL FLT INSTRUCTOR. AFTER-THE-FACT IT WAS REALIZED THAT THE STUDENT FLEW INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT ATCT LCL CTLR COM, AND MAY HAVE PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE, ALSO.
Narrative: WHILE ON A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT, I BECAME DISORIENTED (JUST PLAIN LOST). THIS WAS A RESULT OF MY NOT TRUSTING MY INSTS. MY FLT WAS PLANNED FROM OCALA TO LAKELAND. I LOST MY BEARINGS SOMEWHERE ABOUT 20 NM N OF LAKELAND. AFTER FLYING AROUND FOR ABOUT 1/2 HR, I STILL COULD NOT PINPOINT MY LOCATION. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I CALLED ST PETERSBURG FSS AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. I WAS ADVISED TO MAINTAIN MY ALT (1700 FT) AND TO TURN TO A HDG AND TO SQUAWK 7700 ON MY XPONDER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS OF THIS, I NOTICED AN ARPT OFF MY R WING. AFTER CHKING THE WINDSOCK AND 1 ACFT TAKING OFF AND 1 ACFT LNDG, I LANDED AT THIS ARPT. UPON PULLING UP TO AN OFFICE OF A FLT SCHOOL LOCATED AT THIS ARPT, IT WAS THERE THAT I LEARNED THAT I WAS AT KISSIMMEE ARPT. IT WAS HERE THAT I CALLED ST PETERSBURG FSS AND INFORMED THEM OF MY LOCATION. WHILE AT KISSIMMEE, I LEARNED FROM AN EXPERIENCED PLT THAT I WAS BUT 35 MI FROM LAKELAND. UPON RECEIVING A COURSE TO LAKELAND, PLUS SOME SOUND ADVICE ON GETTING 'UNLOST,' I PROCEEDED TO LAND AT LAKELAND AND FROM THERE, FLEW BACK TO OCALA. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY VIOLATION UNTIL MY RETURN TO OCALA, AND DURING THE CRITIQUE OF MY FLT BY MY FLT INSTRUCTOR, I WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT THIS RPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 332780: I SIGNED A STUDENT OFF FOR A XCOUNTRY. THE STUDENT FLEW TO LAL AT 2500 FT AND TURNED L WHEN THE VOR CHANGED FROM 'TO' TO 'FROM.' (HE WAS OVER LAL ARPT, IN THEIR AIRSPACE.) HE THEN WANDERED TO THE E WHERE HE LANDED AT ISM. HE WAS CRUISING AT 2000 FT, IN MCO CLASS B. HE FLEW BACK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ORLANDO TRACON WAS CALLED ON THE LANDLINE BY ME, THEY WERE UNAWARE HE WAS IN THEIR AIRSPACE. THE STUDENT HAS RECEIVED MORE GND SCHOOL AND WILL GET MORE FLT INSTRUCTION ON AIRSPACE TO HOPEFULLY AVOID THIS PROB IN THE FUTURE.
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.