Spi gets lost, disorientation, and makes an unauthorized penetration of airspace, proximity of TCA.

Attributes
ACN	200477
Time
Date	199201
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco airport : sfb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : sfb tracon : atl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1560 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	200477
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time total : 50
ASRS Report	200476
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student on a solo cross country became disoriented on his return to sfb. He got a late start on his return trip to sfb, it grew dark, he got disoriented and off course. Being off course he mistakenly idented orlando international as sanford (central florida regional). He called sanford tower and was told to report 2 mi west. He made his call, but he was told he wasn't in sight. Sanford tower told student to contact orlando approach. After contacting orlando approach, he was told he was in the orlando TCA and was given radar vectors to sanford. Additional dual ground and flight instruction was given to student to ensure that this would not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI GETS LOST, DISORIENTATION, AND MAKES AN UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE, PROX OF TCA.

Narrative: MY STUDENT ON A SOLO XCOUNTRY BECAME DISORIENTED ON HIS RETURN TO SFB. HE GOT A LATE START ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO SFB, IT GREW DARK, HE GOT DISORIENTED AND OFF COURSE. BEING OFF COURSE HE MISTAKENLY IDENTED ORLANDO INTL AS SANFORD (CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL). HE CALLED SANFORD TWR AND WAS TOLD TO RPT 2 MI W. HE MADE HIS CALL, BUT HE WAS TOLD HE WASN'T IN SIGHT. SANFORD TWR TOLD STUDENT TO CONTACT ORLANDO APCH. AFTER CONTACTING ORLANDO APCH, HE WAS TOLD HE WAS IN THE ORLANDO TCA AND WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO SANFORD. ADDITIONAL DUAL GND AND FLT INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO STUDENT TO ENSURE THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.