Wrong airport approach by student pilot on his first cross country flight.

Attributes
ACN	296354
Time
Date	199502
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr airport : sua
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sua tower : fpr artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	296354
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At about XX30 am on feb/xx/95 I signed a student off to make a cross country flight from mlb to obe to sua and back to mlb. En route from obe to sua he got off course and thought that fpr airport was sua. While talking to sua tower, he entered the class D at fpr. While on a downwind for the active runway, sua tower realized what had happened. My student promptly contacted fpr tower and resolved the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH BY STUDENT PLT ON HIS FIRST XCOUNTRY FLT.

Narrative: AT ABOUT XX30 AM ON FEB/XX/95 I SIGNED A STUDENT OFF TO MAKE A XCOUNTRY FLT FROM MLB TO OBE TO SUA AND BACK TO MLB. ENRTE FROM OBE TO SUA HE GOT OFF COURSE AND THOUGHT THAT FPR ARPT WAS SUA. WHILE TALKING TO SUA TWR, HE ENTERED THE CLASS D AT FPR. WHILE ON A DOWNWIND FOR THE ACTIVE RWY, SUA TWR REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY STUDENT PROMPTLY CONTACTED FPR TWR AND RESOLVED THE SIT.

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.