Commercial pilot trainee on a dual cross country flight flew into class C airspace without contactin...

Attributes
ACN	328570
Time
Date	199602
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fay tower : fay
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	328570
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Being on a VFR cross country with my student (private pilot) I relied on him and did not follow along where our exact position was. We were flying at 1000 ft MSL (part of the training program -- low altitude navigation) and on our way from conway, sc, to fayetteville, nc. As winds were stronger than expected we ended up over fayetteville earlier than expected. This was not what my student expected. He was expecting a different airport. Hereby we contacted tower and informed them of our airspace violation (class C). ATC advised me they would not file, but I was responsible as the PIC and flight instructor. Advice to all instructors: being the instructor will make us complacent on many things, especially once the students hold there private pilot certificate. Don't relax, stay alert! I guess I will have to now!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMERCIAL PLT TRAINEE ON A DUAL XCOUNTRY FLT FLEW INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CONTACTING ATC.

Narrative: BEING ON A VFR XCOUNTRY WITH MY STUDENT (PVT PLT) I RELIED ON HIM AND DID NOT FOLLOW ALONG WHERE OUR EXACT POS WAS. WE WERE FLYING AT 1000 FT MSL (PART OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM -- LOW ALT NAV) AND ON OUR WAY FROM CONWAY, SC, TO FAYETTEVILLE, NC. AS WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED WE ENDED UP OVER FAYETTEVILLE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THIS WAS NOT WHAT MY STUDENT EXPECTED. HE WAS EXPECTING A DIFFERENT ARPT. HEREBY WE CONTACTED TWR AND INFORMED THEM OF OUR AIRSPACE VIOLATION (CLASS C). ATC ADVISED ME THEY WOULD NOT FILE, BUT I WAS RESPONSIBLE AS THE PIC AND FLT INSTRUCTOR. ADVICE TO ALL INSTRUCTORS: BEING THE INSTRUCTOR WILL MAKE US COMPLACENT ON MANY THINGS, ESPECIALLY ONCE THE STUDENTS HOLD THERE PVT PLT CERTIFICATE. DON'T RELAX, STAY ALERT! I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO NOW!

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.

Commercial pilot trainee on a dual cross country flight flew into class C airspace without contacting ATC.