Narrative:

On apr/tue/04 I left daviess county airport for sullivan county airport. It was dark when I left and after 30 mins, I realized I must have been off course. I dialed in robinson (rsv) VOR and made 3 passes trying to find it. I flew on thinking surely I would find an airport soon. After 2 hours, I found ind airport, not knowing where I was. I landed unannounced. I may have failed to set the directional gyro on takeoff. I have limited experience in night flying. I have arranged for additional radio and navigation training, and night cross country training. I will refrain from cross country night flts until training is complete.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RWY INCURSION A C150 PVT PLT WHEN LOST ON A NIGHT XCOUNTRY, PENETRATING THE CLASS C AIRSPACE OF IND, LWOC AT IND, IN.

Narrative: ON APR/TUE/04 I LEFT DAVIESS COUNTY ARPT FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY ARPT. IT WAS DARK WHEN I LEFT AND AFTER 30 MINS, I REALIZED I MUST HAVE BEEN OFF COURSE. I DIALED IN ROBINSON (RSV) VOR AND MADE 3 PASSES TRYING TO FIND IT. I FLEW ON THINKING SURELY I WOULD FIND AN ARPT SOON. AFTER 2 HRS, I FOUND IND ARPT, NOT KNOWING WHERE I WAS. I LANDED UNANNOUNCED. I MAY HAVE FAILED TO SET THE DIRECTIONAL GYRO ON TKOF. I HAVE LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING. I HAVE ARRANGED FOR ADDITIONAL RADIO AND NAV TRAINING, AND NIGHT XCOUNTRY TRAINING. I WILL REFRAIN FROM XCOUNTRY NIGHT FLTS UNTIL TRAINING IS COMPLETE.

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.