Narrative:

My student was preparing for his private pilot practical examination. He was having some difficulty with his soft field lndgs. I told him to pick a nice day during the week, fly solo in the pattern, and practice his soft field lndgs. His endorsement specifically stated that he could only solo with my permission, and the wind had to be less than 15 KTS within 30 degrees of the runway. Instead, he took an airplane and flew in formation with his friend (another unendorsed student) on a cross country to east hampton and back with 1 touch-and-go at east hampton (an uncontrolled, busy field). I learned of this when my student called me and asked for the endorsement after the flight so that he could legally log it. He also bragged to me about how bad the crosswind was when he returned and how well he landed in the severe crosswind. I took his logbook and wrote in the back: 'I, mr. X, CFI, hereby revoke all endorsements made by me to ...before this date and do not recommend further endorsement until student reaches the age of 21. I calmly explained why his actions could not be excused and I told him to find a new instructor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT FLEW AN UNAUTH XCOUNTRY FLT IN FORMATION WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WHO ALSO DID NOT HAVE AUTH FROM HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR.

Narrative: MY STUDENT WAS PREPARING FOR HIS PVT PLT PRACTICAL EXAM. HE WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH HIS SOFT FIELD LNDGS. I TOLD HIM TO PICK A NICE DAY DURING THE WK, FLY SOLO IN THE PATTERN, AND PRACTICE HIS SOFT FIELD LNDGS. HIS ENDORSEMENT SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT HE COULD ONLY SOLO WITH MY PERMISSION, AND THE WIND HAD TO BE LESS THAN 15 KTS WITHIN 30 DEGS OF THE RWY. INSTEAD, HE TOOK AN AIRPLANE AND FLEW IN FORMATION WITH HIS FRIEND (ANOTHER UNENDORSED STUDENT) ON A XCOUNTRY TO EAST HAMPTON AND BACK WITH 1 TOUCH-AND-GO AT EAST HAMPTON (AN UNCTLED, BUSY FIELD). I LEARNED OF THIS WHEN MY STUDENT CALLED ME AND ASKED FOR THE ENDORSEMENT AFTER THE FLT SO THAT HE COULD LEGALLY LOG IT. HE ALSO BRAGGED TO ME ABOUT HOW BAD THE XWIND WAS WHEN HE RETURNED AND HOW WELL HE LANDED IN THE SEVERE XWIND. I TOOK HIS LOGBOOK AND WROTE IN THE BACK: 'I, MR. X, CFI, HEREBY REVOKE ALL ENDORSEMENTS MADE BY ME TO ...BEFORE THIS DATE AND DO NOT RECOMMEND FURTHER ENDORSEMENT UNTIL STUDENT REACHES THE AGE OF 21. I CALMLY EXPLAINED WHY HIS ACTIONS COULD NOT BE EXCUSED AND I TOLD HIM TO FIND A NEW INSTRUCTOR.

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.