<< >> NASA ASRS Report 375160, July 1997

C152 student pilot got lost returning to home base due to radio failure, but landed at another airport. Penetrated class B airspace en route.

Attributes
ACN	375160
Time
Date	199707
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 34 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	375160
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student pilot flew first cross country, landed at destination (bkd). On the way back, radio failed, got disoriented and missed home airport (50F). Continued to fly in easterly direction and violated class B airspace as it started at 3000 ft MSL while student flew at 5500 ft MSL. Student landed at 4t6, where she was picked up by her instructor.

Related reports:

• Student pilot returning from training flight failed to conta...
• Military flight returning to base on IFR flight plan penetra...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT GOT LOST RETURNING TO HOME BASE DUE TO RADIO FAILURE, BUT LANDED AT ANOTHER ARPT. PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE ENRTE.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT FLEW FIRST XCOUNTRY, LANDED AT DEST (BKD). ON THE WAY BACK, RADIO FAILED, GOT DISORIENTED AND MISSED HOME ARPT (50F). CONTINUED TO FLY IN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND VIOLATED CLASS B AIRSPACE AS IT STARTED AT 3000 FT MSL WHILE STUDENT FLEW AT 5500 FT MSL. STUDENT LANDED AT 4T6, WHERE SHE WAS PICKED UP BY HER INSTRUCTOR.

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.