C172 training flight had made parallel entry into hold olm VOR. When turning inbound spi lost position awareness and turned outbound prior to crossing the VOR. Instructor took control and re-entered the hold. Had failed to advise the controller they were in the hold. No conflict.

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Attributes
ACN	351040
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : olm
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sea
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 84 flight time total : 1832 flight time type : 1380
ASRS Report	351040
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on an IFR flight plan with a student. We were cleared to hold at the olm VOR. My student entered the hold on a parallel entry. After turning inbound the student lost positional awareness and turned outbound before crossing the VOR. I took the controls and re-established the hold. ATC didn't complain but the ground track must look very strange. Also, because of frequency congestion we did not report time and altitude entering the hold. I should have been more vigilant and corrected the student sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 TRAINING FLT HAD MADE PARALLEL ENTRY INTO HOLD OLM VOR. WHEN TURNING INBOUND SPI LOST POS AWARENESS AND TURNED OUTBOUND PRIOR TO XING THE VOR. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CTL AND RE-ENTERED THE HOLD. HAD FAILED TO ADVISE THE CTLR THEY WERE IN THE HOLD. NO CONFLICT.

Narrative: I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH A STUDENT. WE WERE CLRED TO HOLD AT THE OLM VOR. MY STUDENT ENTERED THE HOLD ON A PARALLEL ENTRY. AFTER TURNING INBOUND THE STUDENT LOST POSITIONAL AWARENESS AND TURNED OUTBOUND BEFORE XING THE VOR. I TOOK THE CTLS AND RE-ESTABLISHED THE HOLD. ATC DIDN'T COMPLAIN BUT THE GND TRACK MUST LOOK VERY STRANGE. ALSO, BECAUSE OF FREQ CONGESTION WE DID NOT RPT TIME AND ALT ENTERING THE HOLD. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT AND CORRECTED THE STUDENT SOONER.

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.