Student pilot makes an approach to the wrong airport on a cross country flight. After making a missed approach he was able to find the correct airport, after violating fpr, fl, airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	409460
Time
Date	199807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fpr airport : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 29 flight time type : 29
ASRS Report	409460
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was not on my exact course of flight to vero beach airport due to change of altitude and chkpoints chosen on my flight plan. It was my first solo cross country and I got very stressed out and desperate. One of the factors that contributed to the problem was that I did my flight plan (route) too close to fort pierce airspace and it was very easy to violate that airspace being a student pilot. When doing my approach to the airport that I thought was vero, I realized that the runways were very different than the ones at vero beach and the clearance that I got at vero beach did not make sense with that airport. To correct the situation, I added full power and climbed in order to get out of that airport. I think all student pilots like me have to be more careful when planning their cross country and pay extra attention to the airspace in the area. Try not to get too frustrated and triple check when making a decision.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT MAKES AN APCH TO THE WRONG ARPT ON A XCOUNTRY FLT. AFTER MAKING A MISSED APCH HE WAS ABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT ARPT, AFTER VIOLATING FPR, FL, AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS NOT ON MY EXACT COURSE OF FLT TO VERO BEACH ARPT DUE TO CHANGE OF ALT AND CHKPOINTS CHOSEN ON MY FLT PLAN. IT WAS MY FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY AND I GOT VERY STRESSED OUT AND DESPERATE. ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB WAS THAT I DID MY FLT PLAN (RTE) TOO CLOSE TO FORT PIERCE AIRSPACE AND IT WAS VERY EASY TO VIOLATE THAT AIRSPACE BEING A STUDENT PLT. WHEN DOING MY APCH TO THE ARPT THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERO, I REALIZED THAT THE RWYS WERE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES AT VERO BEACH AND THE CLRNC THAT I GOT AT VERO BEACH DID NOT MAKE SENSE WITH THAT ARPT. TO CORRECT THE SIT, I ADDED FULL PWR AND CLBED IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THAT ARPT. I THINK ALL STUDENT PLTS LIKE ME HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN PLANNING THEIR XCOUNTRY AND PAY EXTRA ATTN TO THE AIRSPACE IN THE AREA. TRY NOT TO GET TOO FRUSTRATED AND TRIPLE CHK WHEN MAKING A DECISION.

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.