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Student pilot on first solo cross country gets lost using GPS navigation system. Lands at njk NAS vice ipl. Gets directions but departs the wrong direction and enters mexico.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692301 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : njk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : njk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : charter general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 63.8 |
| ASRS Report | 692301 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed on march/wed/2006 for first solo cross country. Became disoriented while looking for ipl. Went into military airspace and landed on runway 30 at njk. After leaving njk; I spoke to imperial unicom and they told me to use the VOR tracking which I began tracking outbound instead of inbound. I crossed over the mexico border about 8.5 miles before turning back. I knew I had flown too far southeast and realized I was tracking outbound. Soon after I landed at my destination. Contributing factors: I did not properly use VOR navigation; I was only using my GPS. At the time I felt it would be better to land at the military airport so if I needed to be questioned I would be on the ground and accessible. I will work with my instructor more on VOR navigation and cross country.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY GETS LOST USING GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM. LANDS AT NJK NAS VICE IPL. GETS DIRECTIONS BUT DEPARTS THE WRONG DIRECTION AND ENTERS MEXICO.
Narrative: DEPARTED ON MARCH/WED/2006 FOR FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE LOOKING FOR IPL. WENT INTO MIL AIRSPACE AND LANDED ON RWY 30 AT NJK. AFTER LEAVING NJK; I SPOKE TO IMPERIAL UNICOM AND THEY TOLD ME TO USE THE VOR TRACKING WHICH I BEGAN TRACKING OUTBOUND INSTEAD OF INBOUND. I CROSSED OVER THE MEXICO BORDER ABOUT 8.5 MILES BEFORE TURNING BACK. I KNEW I HAD FLOWN TOO FAR SE AND REALIZED I WAS TRACKING OUTBOUND. SOON AFTER I LANDED AT MY DEST. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I DID NOT PROPERLY USE VOR NAVIGATION; I WAS ONLY USING MY GPS. AT THE TIME I FELT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO LAND AT THE MIL ARPT SO IF I NEEDED TO BE QUESTIONED I WOULD BE ON THE GND AND ACCESSIBLE. I WILL WORK WITH MY INSTRUCTOR MORE ON VOR NAVIGATION AND XCOUNTRY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.