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Student pilot becomes lost on a local practice flight and is located by ATC radar and led home by flight instructor in another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 256388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fwc |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mwa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 28 flight time type : 28 |
| ASRS Report | 256388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took off and went into the northwest practice area, then went south and then tried to go back to airport by heading to the northeast. I tried to follow the VOR to get back. I got led far off and I believe VOR was malfunctioning. Marion tower tried to help me and told me to climb to get me on radar. They told me to climb to 6000 ft and squawk 7700, which I did, and circled where I was at until my instructor, flying another aircraft looking for me, found me and led me to marion airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT BECOMES LOST ON A LCL PRACTICE FLT AND IS LOCATED BY ATC RADAR AND LED HOME BY FLT INSTRUCTOR IN ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: TOOK OFF AND WENT INTO THE NW PRACTICE AREA, THEN WENT S AND THEN TRIED TO GO BACK TO ARPT BY HDG TO THE NE. I TRIED TO FOLLOW THE VOR TO GET BACK. I GOT LED FAR OFF AND I BELIEVE VOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING. MARION TWR TRIED TO HELP ME AND TOLD ME TO CLB TO GET ME ON RADAR. THEY TOLD ME TO CLB TO 6000 FT AND SQUAWK 7700, WHICH I DID, AND CIRCLED WHERE I WAS AT UNTIL MY INSTRUCTOR, FLYING ANOTHER ACFT LOOKING FOR ME, FOUND ME AND LED ME TO MARION ARPT.
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.