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DA20 student pilot; on his first solo cross country; reports getting lost and requesting assistance from approach control. Poor visibility was reported as a factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 967309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DA20 Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 19 Flight Crew Total 54 Flight Crew Type 54 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I took off in the morning on my first solo cross country. The visibility was bad; but enough for to flight. My first destination 20 miles from my first destination the visibility was very bad. I landed at the first aircraft. I did a take off and looked for my second destination but I do not see the ground so good. I was lost. It was getting late. I saw an airport and I thought it was my destination. I flew to this airport and then I saw the runway numbers. I read 29; but my destination had 24. In this moment; I know; you were on the wrong airport and you were lost. I called with my destination tower and asked him for a heading to the airport; because I could not find it. The man said; he could not help me and he gave me the frequency for approach. I called to approach and explained him my situation. He gave me a squawk code; a heading for my destination airport; and an altitude. He gave me a phone number; and I called to this number as soon as I landed at my destination. I landed at my destination and waited of my flight instructor. He flew to the airport and then together back to home field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA20 student pilot; on his first solo cross country; reports getting lost and requesting assistance from approach control. Poor visibility was reported as a factor.
Narrative: I took off in the morning on my first solo cross country. The visibility was bad; but enough for to flight. My first destination 20 miles from my first destination the visibility was very bad. I landed at the first aircraft. I did a take off and looked for my second destination but I do not see the ground so good. I was lost. It was getting late. I saw an airport and I thought it was my destination. I flew to this airport and then I saw the runway numbers. I read 29; but my destination had 24. In this moment; I know; you were on the wrong airport and you were lost. I called with my destination Tower and asked him for a heading to the airport; because I could not find it. The man said; he could not help me and he gave me the frequency for Approach. I called to Approach and explained him my situation. He gave me a squawk code; a heading for my destination airport; and an altitude. He gave me a phone number; and I called to this number as soon as I landed at my destination. I landed at my destination and waited of my flight instructor. He flew to the airport and then together back to home field.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.