A foreign student pilot becomes lost on a practice cross country when he encounters WX and gets low ...

Narrative:

I'm trouble to incident I was lost way at around richland in georgia, but I did not know where am I. There is no town, no airport, no check point. Already have been fly for 3 hours 10 mins! I has been use VOR frequency, but red flag appeared so I could not find my position. Also ran out of gas and front side was heavy precipitation cloud. So I give up going to toi. As soon as turning back course, I was running scared at that time because of already flown for 3 hours 10 mins. So, I had to call mayday, mayday call sign with squawk 7700, frequency 121.5. Somebody involved right away but I don't know where's control for me and ask about emergency situation. 'Call sign, where you at?' 'are you engine problem?' negative call sign I don't know where am I. I lost way and ran out of gas, navigation is out of order for now. I need nearest airport. 'Call sign are you VFR?' affirmative call sign! 'How long you can fly?' I think it's about 10 mins call sign!! 'Identify.' identing call sign! 'Call sign you located turn heading 30 degrees and 11 mi away runway 3200 marion county altimeter 30.12 wind 260 degrees at 15 KTS. Now you 5 mi away 11 O'clock. Can you see the field? How much on board fuel for now? I'm going to put you columbus.' I can't make it out call sign. I'm going to land this airport call sign. I was busy to start landing procedures, and finally safe landed. After landed checked fuel with dip stick. Both fuel tank and calibrated fuel, I knew that fly more for 30 min. After flight plan figure out I can hear that helicopter while I'm doing look at the aeronautical sectional chart. It was red cross uh-60. He landed and one gi approached me and said FSS call us to check for you safely landing or not. I said thank you. I still had a 30 min fly fuel on board. We want to go to acj. I think it's no problem. He said good luck and go back as soon as I took off from 82A FSS call me right away 'call sign where you going?' call sign we head to acj. 'Ok, call sign, I give you columbus approach on 126.55. He will more help you out.' 'good day.' 126.55 thank a lot for help me out call sign. I landed as planned at columbus airport and gas filled up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOREIGN STUDENT PLT BECOMES LOST ON A PRACTICE XCOUNTRY WHEN HE ENCOUNTERS WX AND GETS LOW ON FUEL. HE IS ASSISTED BY A CTLR AND LANDS AT A NEARBY FIELD AND UPON CHKING HIS FUEL FINDS THAT HE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO CSG WHERE HE REFUELED.

Narrative: I'M TROUBLE TO INCIDENT I WAS LOST WAY AT AROUND RICHLAND IN GEORGIA, BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHERE AM I. THERE IS NO TOWN, NO ARPT, NO CHK POINT. ALREADY HAVE BEEN FLY FOR 3 HRS 10 MINS! I HAS BEEN USE VOR FREQ, BUT RED FLAG APPEARED SO I COULD NOT FIND MY POS. ALSO RAN OUT OF GAS AND FRONT SIDE WAS HVY PRECIPITATION CLOUD. SO I GIVE UP GOING TO TOI. AS SOON AS TURNING BACK COURSE, I WAS RUNNING SCARED AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF ALREADY FLOWN FOR 3 HRS 10 MINS. SO, I HAD TO CALL MAYDAY, MAYDAY CALL SIGN WITH SQUAWK 7700, FREQ 121.5. SOMEBODY INVOLVED RIGHT AWAY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE'S CTL FOR ME AND ASK ABOUT EMER SIT. 'CALL SIGN, WHERE YOU AT?' 'ARE YOU ENG PROB?' NEGATIVE CALL SIGN I DON'T KNOW WHERE AM I. I LOST WAY AND RAN OUT OF GAS, NAV IS OUT OF ORDER FOR NOW. I NEED NEAREST ARPT. 'CALL SIGN ARE YOU VFR?' AFFIRMATIVE CALL SIGN! 'HOW LONG YOU CAN FLY?' I THINK IT'S ABOUT 10 MINS CALL SIGN!! 'IDENT.' IDENTING CALL SIGN! 'CALL SIGN YOU LOCATED TURN HEADING 30 DEGS AND 11 MI AWAY RWY 3200 MARION COUNTY ALTIMETER 30.12 WIND 260 DEGS AT 15 KTS. NOW YOU 5 MI AWAY 11 O'CLOCK. CAN YOU SEE THE FIELD? HOW MUCH ON BOARD FUEL FOR NOW? I'M GOING TO PUT YOU COLUMBUS.' I CAN'T MAKE IT OUT CALL SIGN. I'M GOING TO LAND THIS ARPT CALL SIGN. I WAS BUSY TO START LNDG PROCS, AND FINALLY SAFE LANDED. AFTER LANDED CHKED FUEL WITH DIP STICK. BOTH FUEL TANK AND CALIBRATED FUEL, I KNEW THAT FLY MORE FOR 30 MIN. AFTER FLT PLAN FIGURE OUT I CAN HEAR THAT HELI WHILE I'M DOING LOOK AT THE AERO SECTIONAL CHART. IT WAS RED CROSS UH-60. HE LANDED AND ONE GI APCHED ME AND SAID FSS CALL US TO CHK FOR YOU SAFELY LNDG OR NOT. I SAID THANK YOU. I STILL HAD A 30 MIN FLY FUEL ON BOARD. WE WANT TO GO TO ACJ. I THINK IT'S NO PROB. HE SAID GOOD LUCK AND GO BACK AS SOON AS I TOOK OFF FROM 82A FSS CALL ME RIGHT AWAY 'CALL SIGN WHERE YOU GOING?' CALL SIGN WE HEAD TO ACJ. 'OK, CALL SIGN, I GIVE YOU COLUMBUS APCH ON 126.55. HE WILL MORE HELP YOU OUT.' 'GOOD DAY.' 126.55 THANK A LOT FOR HELP ME OUT CALL SIGN. I LANDED AS PLANNED AT COLUMBUS ARPT AND GAS FILLED UP.

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.

Attributes
ACN	343256
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 82a
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 128
ASRS Report	343256
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

A foreign student pilot becomes lost on a practice cross country when he encounters WX and gets low on fuel. He is assisted by a controller and lands at a nearby field and upon checking his fuel finds that he is able to make it to csg where he refueled.