Narrative:

The problem arose by my solo student's apparent misunderstanding of radio communications with tower leading to a visit with the tower operator after landing. The student's training has been at an airport (P13) 50 mi from any airport with a control tower or radar facility. He had a dual flight to deer valley with numerous takeoffs and lndgs prior to his solo flight. During this visit with the tower operator, he discovered his logbook missing and his student pilot certificate not endorsed for solo x-country flight. After I was notified of the situation, I went to the airport and found his logbook under the table used for flight planning. It had apparently slipped off or dropped when he picked up his things to go to the aircraft. The logbook had been properly endorsed. The single room where we do flight planning is also the fuel shack and airport office where interruptions are frequent. I believe an interruption or distraction caused a simple oversight of the signature on back of his medical certificate. In the future, we should find a quieter place to do flight planning and instruction and use a written checklist to be sure all requirements are met. It's possible quite a number of instructors and pilots find similar problems at other small airports with limited facs. Supplemental information from acn 118754: as I approached scottsdale airport, I made a call to deer valley airport for landing instructions. I was tuned in on ATIS frequency from about 25 NM out so I knew what to expect when I got there. Ok, 15 NM out, I called the tower on 118.4. The first time I didn't understand what she said, so I called again. All I could make out was use 25L. Clear, to land. At the same time I made a left traffic pattern and landed on 25L. Full stop, then I called ground for parking. Then she, the controller, told me to come in to the tower someone had to talk to me about tower rules. So I went to the tower with the controller. I asked her what was wrong. She said my radio was breaking up bad and she didn't understand my words on the radio, so she called the FAA inspector an she gave me some tower radio instructions and asked for my logbook. I didn't have it. He asked me how much flying time. I said 53 hours. Then he said in could not fly. And I didn't, until my CFI got there.

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME STUDENT PLT RUNS INTO TROUBLE REGARDING LACK OF POSSESSION OF LOGBOOK ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. TWR AT DESTINATION HAD DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING HIM AND HAD TO GIVE HIM SOME PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTIONS ON COM PROCS.

Narrative: THE PROBLEM AROSE BY MY SOLO STUDENT'S APPARENT MISUNDERSTANDING OF RADIO COMS WITH TWR LEADING TO A VISIT WITH THE TWR OPERATOR AFTER LNDG. THE STUDENT'S TRAINING HAS BEEN AT AN ARPT (P13) 50 MI FROM ANY ARPT WITH A CTL TWR OR RADAR FAC. HE HAD A DUAL FLT TO DEER VALLEY WITH NUMEROUS TKOFS AND LNDGS PRIOR TO HIS SOLO FLT. DURING THIS VISIT WITH THE TWR OPERATOR, HE DISCOVERED HIS LOGBOOK MISSING AND HIS STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. AFTER I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION, I WENT TO THE ARPT AND FOUND HIS LOGBOOK UNDER THE TABLE USED FOR FLT PLANNING. IT HAD APPARENTLY SLIPPED OFF OR DROPPED WHEN HE PICKED UP HIS THINGS TO GO TO THE ACFT. THE LOGBOOK HAD BEEN PROPERLY ENDORSED. THE SINGLE ROOM WHERE WE DO FLT PLANNING IS ALSO THE FUEL SHACK AND ARPT OFFICE WHERE INTERRUPTIONS ARE FREQUENT. I BELIEVE AN INTERRUPTION OR DISTR CAUSED A SIMPLE OVERSIGHT OF THE SIGNATURE ON BACK OF HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. IN THE FUTURE, WE SHOULD FIND A QUIETER PLACE TO DO FLT PLANNING AND INSTRUCTION AND USE A WRITTEN CHECKLIST TO BE SURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. IT'S POSSIBLE QUITE A NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS AND PLTS FIND SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT OTHER SMALL ARPTS WITH LIMITED FACS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 118754: AS I APCHED SCOTTSDALE ARPT, I MADE A CALL TO DEER VALLEY ARPT FOR LNDG INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS TUNED IN ON ATIS FREQ FROM ABOUT 25 NM OUT SO I KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I GOT THERE. OK, 15 NM OUT, I CALLED THE TWR ON 118.4. THE FIRST TIME I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE SAID, SO I CALLED AGAIN. ALL I COULD MAKE OUT WAS USE 25L. CLEAR, TO LAND. AT THE SAME TIME I MADE A LEFT TFC PATTERN AND LANDED ON 25L. FULL STOP, THEN I CALLED GND FOR PARKING. THEN SHE, THE CTLR, TOLD ME TO COME IN TO THE TWR SOMEONE HAD TO TALK TO ME ABOUT TWR RULES. SO I WENT TO THE TWR WITH THE CTLR. I ASKED HER WHAT WAS WRONG. SHE SAID MY RADIO WAS BREAKING UP BAD AND SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND MY WORDS ON THE RADIO, SO SHE CALLED THE FAA INSPECTOR AN SHE GAVE ME SOME TWR RADIO INSTRUCTIONS AND ASKED FOR MY LOGBOOK. I DIDN'T HAVE IT. HE ASKED ME HOW MUCH FLYING TIME. I SAID 53 HRS. THEN HE SAID IN COULD NOT FLY. AND I DIDN'T, UNTIL MY CFI GOT THERE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.