C150 student pilot got lost on solo cross country.

Attributes
ACN	454586
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4300
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On nov/xa/99, a student pilot came to me for a solo cross country endorsement. The flight was to be conducted from eyq-sgr-gls and return. I reviewed his flight planning and gave him the endorsement. On the return flight, the student pilot got lost. After realizing that he needed help, montgomery county FSS was contacted. Received assistance and landed safely. After the flight, it was discovered on the return flight (gls-sgr leg) the student had the wrong heading entered into his flight log. The student pilot was not my student and had flown this route prior, while receiving instruction. Due to being a junior flight instructor, I allowed myself to misperceive his abilities, which resulted in not noticing the error in planning. I now realize how critical it is to treat each cross country as it is the student's first, whether solo or dual. To prevent future recurrence, I have set a personal standard of not endorsing other students until I am much more experienced. Also, I'm obtaining remedial training on endorsements and instructor's responsibilities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 STUDENT PLT GOT LOST ON SOLO XCOUNTRY.

Narrative: ON NOV/XA/99, A STUDENT PLT CAME TO ME FOR A SOLO XCOUNTRY ENDORSEMENT. THE FLT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED FROM EYQ-SGR-GLS AND RETURN. I REVIEWED HIS FLT PLANNING AND GAVE HIM THE ENDORSEMENT. ON THE RETURN FLT, THE STUDENT PLT GOT LOST. AFTER REALIZING THAT HE NEEDED HELP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY FSS WAS CONTACTED. RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER THE FLT, IT WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RETURN FLT (GLS-SGR LEG) THE STUDENT HAD THE WRONG HDG ENTERED INTO HIS FLT LOG. THE STUDENT PLT WAS NOT MY STUDENT AND HAD FLOWN THIS RTE PRIOR, WHILE RECEIVING INSTRUCTION. DUE TO BEING A JUNIOR FLT INSTRUCTOR, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO MISPERCEIVE HIS ABILITIES, WHICH RESULTED IN NOT NOTICING THE ERROR IN PLANNING. I NOW REALIZE HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO TREAT EACH XCOUNTRY AS IT IS THE STUDENT'S FIRST, WHETHER SOLO OR DUAL. TO PREVENT FUTURE RECURRENCE, I HAVE SET A PERSONAL STANDARD OF NOT ENDORSING OTHER STUDENTS UNTIL I AM MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED. ALSO, I'M OBTAINING REMEDIAL TRAINING ON ENDORSEMENTS AND INSTRUCTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES.

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.