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A student pilot became disoriented during a cross country flight. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of restr area. Unauthorized landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 319023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fsi airport : chk |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1188 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tower : fsi |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| 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 : 37 flight time total : 37 flight time type : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 319023 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Student was flying to check. 50 mi south, he became disoriented and continued on a northwest track to R-5601B. He couldn't keep track of position, but tried to contact mcalester FSS, but due to low altitude, couldn't establish communication. He continued on until he flew into R-5601B where he heard artillery exploding and quickly looked for a place to land. He found henry post aaf and landed without a clearance, thinking it was duc. Contributing to this was lack of rest, mental fatigue, and panic, since he couldn't contact FSS. Unable to contact mcalester FSS for a DF steer he tried to ascertain position using VOR fix, when the needle centered on 270 degrees from duncan VOR. The military exercise was stopped and an accident was avoided. Henry post personnel were kind enough to rerte him back to check without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT PLT BECAME DISORIENTED DURING A XCOUNTRY FLT. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF RESTR AREA. UNAUTH LNDG.
Narrative: STUDENT WAS FLYING TO CHK. 50 MI S, HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND CONTINUED ON A NW TRACK TO R-5601B. HE COULDN'T KEEP TRACK OF POS, BUT TRIED TO CONTACT MCALESTER FSS, BUT DUE TO LOW ALT, COULDN'T ESTABLISH COM. HE CONTINUED ON UNTIL HE FLEW INTO R-5601B WHERE HE HEARD ARTILLERY EXPLODING AND QUICKLY LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE FOUND HENRY POST AAF AND LANDED WITHOUT A CLRNC, THINKING IT WAS DUC. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS LACK OF REST, MENTAL FATIGUE, AND PANIC, SINCE HE COULDN'T CONTACT FSS. UNABLE TO CONTACT MCALESTER FSS FOR A DF STEER HE TRIED TO ASCERTAIN POS USING VOR FIX, WHEN THE NEEDLE CTRED ON 270 DEGS FROM DUNCAN VOR. THE MIL EXERCISE WAS STOPPED AND AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. HENRY POST PERSONNEL WERE KIND ENOUGH TO RERTE HIM BACK TO CHK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.