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C150 on cross country training flight became lost and entered gsp class C airspace. Finally made contact with gsp approach control and was vectored to destination spa. Discussed incident with gsp tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spa |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : gsp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| 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 : 33 flight time total : 56 flight time type : 49 |
| ASRS Report | 356420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a cross country training flight, I became lost south of greenville, sc. After badly executing a lost procedure, I ended up about 20 mi west of intended landing, downtown spartanburg. I spent about 15 mins in greer airspace, before realizing where I was. Upon calling greer approach, they vectored me to spartanburg. I called greer tower and we discussed the incident at length for about 20 mins. We came to the conclusion I made several huge errors in judgement. They included: 1) failing to call greer approach when I first knew I was lost, 2) failure to properly initiate a lost procedure at an early time, 3) improper interpretation and application of VOR information, and 4) improperly interpreting what I was flying over compared to sectional. In all, this was a training flight, and was I ever trained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 ON XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT BECAME LOST AND ENTERED GSP CLASS C AIRSPACE. FINALLY MADE CONTACT WITH GSP APCH CTL AND WAS VECTORED TO DEST SPA. DISCUSSED INCIDENT WITH GSP TWR.
Narrative: DURING A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT, I BECAME LOST S OF GREENVILLE, SC. AFTER BADLY EXECUTING A LOST PROC, I ENDED UP ABOUT 20 MI W OF INTENDED LNDG, DOWNTOWN SPARTANBURG. I SPENT ABOUT 15 MINS IN GREER AIRSPACE, BEFORE REALIZING WHERE I WAS. UPON CALLING GREER APCH, THEY VECTORED ME TO SPARTANBURG. I CALLED GREER TWR AND WE DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT AT LENGTH FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION I MADE SEVERAL HUGE ERRORS IN JUDGEMENT. THEY INCLUDED: 1) FAILING TO CALL GREER APCH WHEN I FIRST KNEW I WAS LOST, 2) FAILURE TO PROPERLY INITIATE A LOST PROC AT AN EARLY TIME, 3) IMPROPER INTERP AND APPLICATION OF VOR INFO, AND 4) IMPROPERLY INTERPRETING WHAT I WAS FLYING OVER COMPARED TO SECTIONAL. IN ALL, THIS WAS A TRAINING FLT, AND WAS I EVER TRAINED.
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.