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Student pilot in a small aircraft sel, on a solo cross country, made an off airport precautionary landing on a highway due to disorientation, and the belief that he was low on fuel. There was no damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bfd |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ues |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 339968 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Student became disoriented on a cross country flight and landed on a highway. Student thought he was low on fuel and decided to land on highway. He was 10 mi from airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT IN A SMA SEL, ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY, MADE AN OFF ARPT PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON A HWY DUE TO DISORIENTATION, AND THE BELIEF THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: STUDENT BECAME DISORIENTED ON A XCOUNTRY FLT AND LANDED ON A HWY. STUDENT THOUGHT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON HWY. HE WAS 10 MI FROM ARPT.
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.