C172 instructor and trainee did not report position when expected by ARTCC radar controller.

Attributes
ACN	506608
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sln.vortac
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 370 flight time type : 315
ASRS Report	506608
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My student and I were on an IFR cross country training flight from ojc to sln. Approximately 25 mi east of the sln VOR, ATC advised us that radar contact was lost and to report 2 mi east of the sln VOR. At 7 mi east, ATC informed us that radar contact was re-established and the controller was upset that we had not reported 12 mi east of the VOR. She stated she told us to report 1-2 (one-two) mi east. Both my student and myself understood report 2 mi east. Therefore, we did not report since we had not arrived to that position yet. I would have to listen to a tape of the conversation, but somewhere there was a misunderstanding from which location to make the report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE DID NOT RPT POS WHEN EXPECTED BY ARTCC RADAR CTLR.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON AN IFR XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT FROM OJC TO SLN. APPROX 25 MI E OF THE SLN VOR, ATC ADVISED US THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AND TO RPT 2 MI E OF THE SLN VOR. AT 7 MI E, ATC INFORMED US THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED AND THE CTLR WAS UPSET THAT WE HAD NOT RPTED 12 MI E OF THE VOR. SHE STATED SHE TOLD US TO RPT 1-2 (ONE-TWO) MI E. BOTH MY STUDENT AND MYSELF UNDERSTOOD RPT 2 MI E. THEREFORE, WE DID NOT RPT SINCE WE HAD NOT ARRIVED TO THAT POS YET. I WOULD HAVE TO LISTEN TO A TAPE OF THE CONVERSATION, BUT SOMEWHERE THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING FROM WHICH LOCATION TO MAKE THE RPT.

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.