An instructor pilot reports that his student made an unauthorized flight in his own small aircraft at night to a controled airport where he required a controller's assistance in identing the assigned runway. The instructor feels that the student, who owns his aircraft, may not have understood his solo endorsement.

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Attributes
ACN	378427
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ilg
State Reference	DE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 80 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ilg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 510 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	378427
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student pilot made an unauthorized flight from an uncontrolled airport to a controled field at night. Student became disoriented and required assistance from the controller to identify the active runway. Contributing factors: student is from a foreign country and has been in united states of america for 7 yrs. Student owns his own plane. Possible misunderstanding of solo endorsement limitations and eagerness to fly, contributed to poor judgement and decision to make the flight. A corrective letter was sent to the student by registered mail. A repeat violation will result in a recommendation to revoke his student pilot certificate. Comment: one of the challenges of a flight instructor is keeping ambitious, eager student pilots from soloing in conditions that are too challenging for them. When the student owns his own plane the job is very difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT HIS STUDENT MADE AN UNAUTH FLT IN HIS OWN SMA AT NIGHT TO A CTLED ARPT WHERE HE REQUIRED A CTLR'S ASSISTANCE IN IDENTING THE ASSIGNED RWY. THE INSTRUCTOR FEELS THAT THE STUDENT, WHO OWNS HIS ACFT, MAY NOT HAVE UNDERSTOOD HIS SOLO ENDORSEMENT.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT MADE AN UNAUTH FLT FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT TO A CTLED FIELD AT NIGHT. STUDENT BECAME DISORIENTED AND REQUIRED ASSISTANCE FROM THE CTLR TO IDENT THE ACTIVE RWY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: STUDENT IS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND HAS BEEN IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR 7 YRS. STUDENT OWNS HIS OWN PLANE. POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING OF SOLO ENDORSEMENT LIMITATIONS AND EAGERNESS TO FLY, CONTRIBUTED TO POOR JUDGEMENT AND DECISION TO MAKE THE FLT. A CORRECTIVE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE STUDENT BY REGISTERED MAIL. A REPEAT VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN A RECOMMENDATION TO REVOKE HIS STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE. COMMENT: ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF A FLT INSTRUCTOR IS KEEPING AMBITIOUS, EAGER STUDENT PLTS FROM SOLOING IN CONDITIONS THAT ARE TOO CHALLENGING FOR THEM. WHEN THE STUDENT OWNS HIS OWN PLANE THE JOB IS VERY DIFFICULT.

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.