Narrative:

Pilot 'X' was endorsed for her private pilot sel check ride despite having an invalid medical certificate. It was assumed her foreign medical (ICAO) would apply. Additionally en route to the airport (dvt) for her check ride she erred in her landmarks and inadvertently entered class B airspace. Her invalid medical certificate apparently invalidates her solo time, thus she is not eligible for graduation from the pilot school. She was improperly given a final progress check, improperly endorsed for her check ride and improperly briefed for her flight to dvt. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he is the chief pilot for the pilot school in which the student took training for the private pilot certificate qualifications and learned of this situation 2ND and 3RD hand! He further advised that the student pilot was flying solo a C150 to another local airport when she inadvertently penetrated class B airspace. Upon arrival at the other airport she learned that she had been observed by ATC inside the class B without clearance or contact of any kind. It was discovered during review of the student's certification qualifications that she did not have a current and appropriate airman's medical certificate. She had only a USA student pilot certificate and a foreign medical not valid for the USA certificate. He further advised that the student had since gone back to her foreign country and was private pilot certificated and returned to USA and obtained a USA private certificate based on the foreign certificate. Her foreign medical is now valid for the USA certificate based on the foreign certificate. She is presently enrolled in an instrument pilot training course!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF A C150 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE ENRTE TO A LCL ARPT FOR PVT PLT CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER FOUND THAT THE STUDENT DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR SOLO SINCE HER FOREIGN MEDICAL WAS NOT VALID WITH A UNITED STATES STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: PLT 'X' WAS ENDORSED FOR HER PVT PLT SEL CHK RIDE DESPITE HAVING AN INVALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. IT WAS ASSUMED HER FOREIGN MEDICAL (ICAO) WOULD APPLY. ADDITIONALLY ENRTE TO THE ARPT (DVT) FOR HER CHK RIDE SHE ERRED IN HER LANDMARKS AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE. HER INVALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE APPARENTLY INVALIDATES HER SOLO TIME, THUS SHE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR GRADUATION FROM THE PLT SCHOOL. SHE WAS IMPROPERLY GIVEN A FINAL PROGRESS CHK, IMPROPERLY ENDORSED FOR HER CHK RIDE AND IMPROPERLY BRIEFED FOR HER FLT TO DVT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE IS THE CHIEF PLT FOR THE PLT SCHOOL IN WHICH THE STUDENT TOOK TRAINING FOR THE PVT PLT CERTIFICATE QUALIFICATIONS AND LEARNED OF THIS SIT 2ND AND 3RD HAND! HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE STUDENT PLT WAS FLYING SOLO A C150 TO ANOTHER LCL ARPT WHEN SHE INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE. UPON ARR AT THE OTHER ARPT SHE LEARNED THAT SHE HAD BEEN OBSERVED BY ATC INSIDE THE CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC OR CONTACT OF ANY KIND. IT WAS DISCOVERED DURING REVIEW OF THE STUDENT'S CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATIONS THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT AND APPROPRIATE AIRMAN'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. SHE HAD ONLY A USA STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE AND A FOREIGN MEDICAL NOT VALID FOR THE USA CERTIFICATE. HE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE STUDENT HAD SINCE GONE BACK TO HER FOREIGN COUNTRY AND WAS PVT PLT CERTIFICATED AND RETURNED TO USA AND OBTAINED A USA PVT CERTIFICATE BASED ON THE FOREIGN CERTIFICATE. HER FOREIGN MEDICAL IS NOW VALID FOR THE USA CERTIFICATE BASED ON THE FOREIGN CERTIFICATE. SHE IS PRESENTLY ENROLLED IN AN INST PLT TRAINING COURSE!

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.