<< >> NASA ASRS Report 374652, July 1997

Private pilot of a C172 became lost on a short cross country flight resulting in the penetration of class C airspace. ATC intervened and provided vectors to reporter's destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	374652
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd airport : gon
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 137 flight time type : 123
ASRS Report	374652
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was to departure brainerd airport and head northwest to groton. Due to FARS, a flight plan is not required. It was a 37 NM flight down to groton airport. On the way down, it was windy and bumpy. One factor I should have considered with a greater depth. It was the wind that was pushing me off course. I soon realized that I was not at groton. I was at providence. Once passed to providence, they helped me out by telling me where I was at. Returning back knowing I was lost, I was passed to bradley. They gave me headings to fly. Once around bradley, I knew where I was. I should have been more familiar with some of the cities that these airports have. In my situation, consider factors that will affect your flight path and prevent them from becoming your downfall. Willing to take more flight instruction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 BECAME LOST ON A SHORT XCOUNTRY FLT RESULTING IN THE PENETRATION OF CLASS C AIRSPACE. ATC INTERVENED AND PROVIDED VECTORS TO RPTR'S DEST ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS TO DEP BRAINERD ARPT AND HEAD NW TO GROTON. DUE TO FARS, A FLT PLAN IS NOT REQUIRED. IT WAS A 37 NM FLT DOWN TO GROTON ARPT. ON THE WAY DOWN, IT WAS WINDY AND BUMPY. ONE FACTOR I SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED WITH A GREATER DEPTH. IT WAS THE WIND THAT WAS PUSHING ME OFF COURSE. I SOON REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT AT GROTON. I WAS AT PROVIDENCE. ONCE PASSED TO PROVIDENCE, THEY HELPED ME OUT BY TELLING ME WHERE I WAS AT. RETURNING BACK KNOWING I WAS LOST, I WAS PASSED TO BRADLEY. THEY GAVE ME HDGS TO FLY. ONCE AROUND BRADLEY, I KNEW WHERE I WAS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE CITIES THAT THESE ARPTS HAVE. IN MY SIT, CONSIDER FACTORS THAT WILL AFFECT YOUR FLT PATH AND PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING YOUR DOWNFALL. WILLING TO TAKE MORE FLT INSTRUCTION.

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.