Student pilot with no night flight training returns from solo cross country at night due to unexpect...

Attributes
ACN	488820
Time
Date	200010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	488820
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Signed student's logbook for solo cross country flight from dpa-dnv-pia-dpa at XA00. We had planned to be back at dpa by XD50. Sunset was at XE05 with civil twilight duration of 29 mins. Student was running late due to traffic congestion in pia and arrived safely back at dpa at XE45. Student has had no training on night flying. What I can do to prevent this from happening again is to plan more 'fudge factor' for their arrival back into the home base. Also, teach the student and fly at night before starting the solo cross country phase of their training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT WITH NO NIGHT FLT TRAINING RETURNS FROM SOLO XCOUNTRY AT NIGHT DUE TO UNEXPECTED DELAYS.

Narrative: SIGNED STUDENT'S LOGBOOK FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FROM DPA-DNV-PIA-DPA AT XA00. WE HAD PLANNED TO BE BACK AT DPA BY XD50. SUNSET WAS AT XE05 WITH CIVIL TWILIGHT DURATION OF 29 MINS. STUDENT WAS RUNNING LATE DUE TO TFC CONGESTION IN PIA AND ARRIVED SAFELY BACK AT DPA AT XE45. STUDENT HAS HAD NO TRAINING ON NIGHT FLYING. WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN IS TO PLAN MORE 'FUDGE FACTOR' FOR THEIR ARR BACK INTO THE HOME BASE. ALSO, TEACH THE STUDENT AND FLY AT NIGHT BEFORE STARTING THE SOLO XCOUNTRY PHASE OF THEIR TRAINING.

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.

Student pilot with no night flight training returns from solo cross country at night due to unexpected delays.