Private pilot with low pilot experience level goes on first solo cross country and has many adventur...

Attributes
ACN	351527
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw airport : wea
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 82 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	351527
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

In sum: private pilot on first solo cross country makes it to his first stop. He gets a short WX briefing and attempts to return to his departure airport on the round robin. Xwinds aloft set up too much drift and he gets lost, finally, low on fuel, he lands at a visually sighted airport. After calling flight school he again attempts to get back to home base, but bad WX foils his plans. He goes IMC in VFR flight and finally gets a flight assist from another aircraft in the area with vectors out of the WX. He lands at yet another airport and calls it a day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT WITH LOW PLT EXPERIENCE LEVEL GOES ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY AND HAS MANY ADVENTURES.

Narrative: IN SUM: PVT PLT ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY MAKES IT TO HIS FIRST STOP. HE GETS A SHORT WX BRIEFING AND ATTEMPTS TO RETURN TO HIS DEP ARPT ON THE ROUND ROBIN. XWINDS ALOFT SET UP TOO MUCH DRIFT AND HE GETS LOST, FINALLY, LOW ON FUEL, HE LANDS AT A VISUALLY SIGHTED ARPT. AFTER CALLING FLT SCHOOL HE AGAIN ATTEMPTS TO GET BACK TO HOME BASE, BUT BAD WX FOILS HIS PLANS. HE GOES IMC IN VFR FLT AND FINALLY GETS A FLT ASSIST FROM ANOTHER ACFT IN THE AREA WITH VECTORS OUT OF THE WX. HE LANDS AT YET ANOTHER ARPT AND CALLS IT A DAY.

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.

Private pilot with low pilot experience level goes on first solo cross country and has many adventures.