C172 student pilot, on first solo cross country flight, entered class D airspace and then had an near midair collision with an aircraft in the pattern.

Home

Browse by month

Random

Latest

About

Contact

Attributes
ACN	594615
Time
Date	200309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mcn.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mcn.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 655 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	594615
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other controllerb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 200 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student was on solo cross country to mcn. En route, student had radio problem, and was unable to contact approach. When he got the radios working, he had inadvertently penetrated class D airspace. He contacted tower and was given clearance to land. Before he contacted tower, he had gotten within 200 ft of another aircraft according to the tower. After he landed and was ready to take off, he received his clearance and was told a departure frequency. He got confused and switched over to this frequency early. He then departed, while talking to tower and departed with no further incidents. He made it safely back. This is what happened according to tower who called me and my student. I got the story from my student and then proceeded to do some remedial training about airspace, and on the next flight will be going to do some remedial training in controled airspace and radio communications. With talking to student, he explained that he had had radio problems. The problems he described I had experienced earlier that day. Told owner of plane, and having radios looked at.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT, ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT, ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE AND THEN HAD AN NMAC WITH AN ACFT IN THE PATTERN.

Narrative: STUDENT WAS ON SOLO XCOUNTRY TO MCN. ENRTE, STUDENT HAD RADIO PROB, AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT APCH. WHEN HE GOT THE RADIOS WORKING, HE HAD INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE. HE CONTACTED TWR AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND. BEFORE HE CONTACTED TWR, HE HAD GOTTEN WITHIN 200 FT OF ANOTHER ACFT ACCORDING TO THE TWR. AFTER HE LANDED AND WAS READY TO TAKE OFF, HE RECEIVED HIS CLRNC AND WAS TOLD A DEP FREQ. HE GOT CONFUSED AND SWITCHED OVER TO THIS FREQ EARLY. HE THEN DEPARTED, WHILE TALKING TO TWR AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. HE MADE IT SAFELY BACK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ACCORDING TO TWR WHO CALLED ME AND MY STUDENT. I GOT THE STORY FROM MY STUDENT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DO SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING ABOUT AIRSPACE, AND ON THE NEXT FLT WILL BE GOING TO DO SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING IN CTLED AIRSPACE AND RADIO COMS. WITH TALKING TO STUDENT, HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD HAD RADIO PROBS. THE PROBS HE DESCRIBED I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLIER THAT DAY. TOLD OWNER OF PLANE, AND HAVING RADIOS LOOKED AT.

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.