Student pilot completed solo cross country flight at night without night endorsement.

Attributes
ACN	495990
Time
Date	200012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	495990
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Student took a solo cross country and returned at night. Student was scheduled to take the flight at XA00, aircraft was returned late and student took off at XB40 and returned XE45. The student was endorsed by instructor for the cross country. Instructor was not aware that the student took the aircraft at the later time. As a result, the student returned from the cross country at night without a night endorsement. Aside from that, there was no other incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT COMPLETED SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT AT NIGHT WITHOUT NIGHT ENDORSEMENT.

Narrative: STUDENT TOOK A SOLO XCOUNTRY AND RETURNED AT NIGHT. STUDENT WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE FLT AT XA00, ACFT WAS RETURNED LATE AND STUDENT TOOK OFF AT XB40 AND RETURNED XE45. THE STUDENT WAS ENDORSED BY INSTRUCTOR FOR THE XCOUNTRY. INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE STUDENT TOOK THE ACFT AT THE LATER TIME. AS A RESULT, THE STUDENT RETURNED FROM THE XCOUNTRY AT NIGHT WITHOUT A NIGHT ENDORSEMENT. ASIDE FROM THAT, THERE WAS NO OTHER INCIDENT.

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.