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Student pilot on first cross country gets lost and lands at airport other than his destination. Cites snow and sun as a visual interference factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 137594 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199002 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : top |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : top |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 53 flight time type : 53 |
| ASRS Report | 137594 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Light snow cover on ground plus sun made things harder to recognize. Got lost and did not use VOR cross reference. Also vacuum pump failed and did not recognize problem. Landed at airport other than on flight plan. Have made a list of things didn't do and should have done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT ON FIRST CROSS COUNTRY GETS LOST AND LANDS AT ARPT OTHER THAN HIS DESTINATION. CITES SNOW AND SUN AS A VISUAL INTERFERENCE FACTOR.
Narrative: LIGHT SNOW COVER ON GND PLUS SUN MADE THINGS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE. GOT LOST AND DID NOT USE VOR CROSS REFERENCE. ALSO VACUUM PUMP FAILED AND DID NOT RECOGNIZE PROB. LANDED AT ARPT OTHER THAN ON FLT PLAN. HAVE MADE A LIST OF THINGS DIDN'T DO AND SHOULD HAVE DONE.
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.