C172 trainee pilot on solo cross country had runway incursion at mlu.

Attributes
ACN	476324
Time
Date	200006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlu.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor other personnel other
Qualification	other other : trnee's istr pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 132 flight time total : 914 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	476324
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jun/xa/00 one of my student pilots was endorsed for a solo training cross country flight. He completed his preflight and was instructed to taxi out to runway 18 via taxiway G. He turned onto taxiway B from taxiway G instead of continuing the turn on taxiway G to taxiway a. At taxiway B, he became confused because he saw 2 mandatory signs side-by-side -- runway 14/32 being the first and runway 18/36 being the second. He said he thought he would be crossing runway 14/32 instead of runway 18/36 to get to runway 18. This is the point where the incursion occurred. The time of occurrence was XA09Z. The confusion was that you normally cross runway 14 at taxiway a to get to runway 18. He did not realize that at taxiway B, both runways intersect. After he returned and I learned of his mistake, he was given additional instruction concerning runway incursions. I provided him with additional training material to include a pamphlet on reducing runway incursions, a flyer on runway incursions commonsense guidelines, and a referral to the commercial chart private pilot training manual pages 4-29. Additional training was scheduled to include a trip to the ATC facility for additional training. Additional ground and flight instruction will also be given to make sure the student understands all the runway markings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 TRAINEE PLT ON SOLO XCOUNTRY HAD RWY INCURSION AT MLU.

Narrative: ON JUN/XA/00 ONE OF MY STUDENT PLTS WAS ENDORSED FOR A SOLO TRAINING XCOUNTRY FLT. HE COMPLETED HIS PREFLT AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI OUT TO RWY 18 VIA TXWY G. HE TURNED ONTO TXWY B FROM TXWY G INSTEAD OF CONTINUING THE TURN ON TXWY G TO TXWY A. AT TXWY B, HE BECAME CONFUSED BECAUSE HE SAW 2 MANDATORY SIGNS SIDE-BY-SIDE -- RWY 14/32 BEING THE FIRST AND RWY 18/36 BEING THE SECOND. HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE XING RWY 14/32 INSTEAD OF RWY 18/36 TO GET TO RWY 18. THIS IS THE POINT WHERE THE INCURSION OCCURRED. THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE WAS XA09Z. THE CONFUSION WAS THAT YOU NORMALLY CROSS RWY 14 AT TXWY A TO GET TO RWY 18. HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT AT TXWY B, BOTH RWYS INTERSECT. AFTER HE RETURNED AND I LEARNED OF HIS MISTAKE, HE WAS GIVEN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING RWY INCURSIONS. I PROVIDED HIM WITH ADDITIONAL TRAINING MATERIAL TO INCLUDE A PAMPHLET ON REDUCING RWY INCURSIONS, A FLYER ON RWY INCURSIONS COMMONSENSE GUIDELINES, AND A REFERRAL TO THE COMMERCIAL CHART PVT PLT TRAINING MANUAL PAGES 4-29. ADDITIONAL TRAINING WAS SCHEDULED TO INCLUDE A TRIP TO THE ATC FACILITY FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING. ADDITIONAL GND AND FLT INSTRUCTION WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO MAKE SURE THE STUDENT UNDERSTANDS ALL THE RWY MARKINGS.

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.