Student pilot enters class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	473300
Time
Date	200005
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mzb.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	473300
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Returning from french valley (F70), ca, to NAS north island via ramona and poggy on first student solo cross country, I was flying by dead reckoning and by VOR. I was following a VOR radial from homeland headed towards ramona when I became disoriented and mistook a lake for one of my chkpoints. After a few mins I realized I was off course and possibly headed towards class B airspace. I called gillespie (see) and they reported I was about 8 mi northwest of san vicente reservoir (vvssv) and to contact socal approach. Socal diverted me on a bearing of 270 degrees to la jolla and then I returned via the coast to north island through the san diego class B shoreline transition to point loma (vvspl) and to my destination (nzy). When socal diverted me, I was mistakenly in the class B (surface/100) over MCAS miramar without ATC approval.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: RETURNING FROM FRENCH VALLEY (F70), CA, TO NAS NORTH ISLAND VIA RAMONA AND POGGY ON FIRST STUDENT SOLO XCOUNTRY, I WAS FLYING BY DEAD RECKONING AND BY VOR. I WAS FOLLOWING A VOR RADIAL FROM HOMELAND HEADED TOWARDS RAMONA WHEN I BECAME DISORIENTED AND MISTOOK A LAKE FOR ONE OF MY CHKPOINTS. AFTER A FEW MINS I REALIZED I WAS OFF COURSE AND POSSIBLY HEADED TOWARDS CLASS B AIRSPACE. I CALLED GILLESPIE (SEE) AND THEY RPTED I WAS ABOUT 8 MI NW OF SAN VICENTE RESERVOIR (VVSSV) AND TO CONTACT SOCAL APCH. SOCAL DIVERTED ME ON A BEARING OF 270 DEGS TO LA JOLLA AND THEN I RETURNED VIA THE COAST TO NORTH ISLAND THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO CLASS B SHORELINE TRANSITION TO POINT LOMA (VVSPL) AND TO MY DEST (NZY). WHEN SOCAL DIVERTED ME, I WAS MISTAKENLY IN THE CLASS B (SURFACE/100) OVER MCAS MIRAMAR WITHOUT ATC APPROVAL.

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.