Spi in an small aircraft unauthorized penetration of restricted area on a solo x-country flight.

Attributes
ACN	194410
Time
Date	199111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ssc
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ssc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	194410
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	194412
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student was on a solo x-country 11/91. When he flew into a restr area R600Z. Before the flight I checked his flight plan log and WX for the route of flight, and it was satisfactory. When he left columbia arsa he was xferred to mcintire tower. After passing mcintire airport, he realized the tower had not advised him to contact shaw arsa. He did not receive a radio reply from mcintire and realized something was wrong with his radio. After 5 mins he found out that he had knocked the point 5 switch on the radio, he changed it immediately and contacted shaw. He had tried to go south of the arsa as he did not have radio contact with shaw. Despite acknowledging radar contact 5 mins before shaw approach did not inform the student that he was in R600Z until he had nearly gone through it. The student has received 5.5 hours of ground instruction in x- country procedures and had 11 hours of dual x-country flts. He has also successfully completed his part 141 stage check covering his knowledge of x-country procedures. In my opinion the student exceeds the standards required by far 61.93 and made this error due to stress induced by the communications failure and I believe he will not repeat it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI IN AN SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AREA ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY 11/91. WHEN HE FLEW INTO A RESTR AREA R600Z. BEFORE THE FLT I CHKED HIS FLT PLAN LOG AND WX FOR THE RTE OF FLT, AND IT WAS SATISFACTORY. WHEN HE LEFT COLUMBIA ARSA HE WAS XFERRED TO MCINTIRE TWR. AFTER PASSING MCINTIRE ARPT, HE REALIZED THE TWR HAD NOT ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT SHAW ARSA. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RADIO REPLY FROM MCINTIRE AND REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS RADIO. AFTER 5 MINS HE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD KNOCKED THE POINT 5 SWITCH ON THE RADIO, HE CHANGED IT IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACTED SHAW. HE HAD TRIED TO GO S OF THE ARSA AS HE DID NOT HAVE RADIO CONTACT WITH SHAW. DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING RADAR CONTACT 5 MINS BEFORE SHAW APCH DID NOT INFORM THE STUDENT THAT HE WAS IN R600Z UNTIL HE HAD NEARLY GONE THROUGH IT. THE STUDENT HAS RECEIVED 5.5 HRS OF GND INSTRUCTION IN X- COUNTRY PROCS AND HAD 11 HRS OF DUAL X-COUNTRY FLTS. HE HAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS PART 141 STAGE CHK COVERING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF X-COUNTRY PROCS. IN MY OPINION THE STUDENT EXCEEDS THE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY FAR 61.93 AND MADE THIS ERROR DUE TO STRESS INDUCED BY THE COMS FAILURE AND I BELIEVE HE WILL NOT REPEAT IT.

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.