Narrative:

On jan/xx/99 I was a student pilot on a solo cross country, flying from sch, ny, to pvd, ri, and became disoriented and drifted south into windsor locks class C airspace. I reoriented myself and continued on to pvd without contacting bdl approach. This was a mistake. I was at 3500 ft MSL and below the 4200 ft ceiling of this class C airspace. Upon landing at pvd I was instructed by the tower to call bdl approach, which I did. The supervisor at bdl explained what I had done and asked me how it happened, I explained. He then explained how I should have contacted approach when I was disoriented and that they were there to help. I apologized and thanked him for making me contact him. This was a major mistake on my part and thankfully no incident occurred. I know the seriousness of this situation and have learned from this experience and will be more aware of airspace violations in the future. I have also spoken with my CFI and received instruction on what to do when lost and how to prevent future violations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A STUDENT PLT OF A PA38 ENTERED BDL CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE DISORIENTED ON SOLO XCOUNTRY AND FAILED TO CONTACT BDL TRACON.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/99 I WAS A STUDENT PLT ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY, FLYING FROM SCH, NY, TO PVD, RI, AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND DRIFTED S INTO WINDSOR LOCKS CLASS C AIRSPACE. I REORIENTED MYSELF AND CONTINUED ON TO PVD WITHOUT CONTACTING BDL APCH. THIS WAS A MISTAKE. I WAS AT 3500 FT MSL AND BELOW THE 4200 FT CEILING OF THIS CLASS C AIRSPACE. UPON LNDG AT PVD I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TWR TO CALL BDL APCH, WHICH I DID. THE SUPVR AT BDL EXPLAINED WHAT I HAD DONE AND ASKED ME HOW IT HAPPENED, I EXPLAINED. HE THEN EXPLAINED HOW I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED APCH WHEN I WAS DISORIENTED AND THAT THEY WERE THERE TO HELP. I APOLOGIZED AND THANKED HIM FOR MAKING ME CONTACT HIM. THIS WAS A MAJOR MISTAKE ON MY PART AND THANKFULLY NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. I KNOW THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS SIT AND HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE AND WILL BE MORE AWARE OF AIRSPACE VIOLATIONS IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH MY CFI AND RECEIVED INSTRUCTION ON WHAT TO DO WHEN LOST AND HOW TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLATIONS.

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.