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C152 student pilot on solo cross country flight became lost and requested help from ATC which was received after which she became reoriented and back on course to her destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514945 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : czi.vor |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 950 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc.artcc tracon : cpr.tracon tower : sba.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.2 flight time total : 85.8 flight time type : 85.8 |
| ASRS Report | 514945 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Second leg of solo long cross country. Began climb on course to casper (cpr) from thermopolis (thp). Took flight log from flight bag. From flight log determined heading should be 013 degrees. Turned to new heading. As flight progressed, terrain features did not match sectional chart. When unable to orient aircraft location on to map, turned and idented crazy woman VOR. Centered CDI with a 'to' flag. However, flew in opposite direction of heading. Still could not orient aircraft properly. Finally radioed casper approach to ask for their help since I was lost. Cpr approach requested I complete VOR orientation solution to using czi and muddy mt (ddy) vors. Reception began to approach requested climb to 11000 ft while squawking 7700 to allow ZLC to identify and confirm location. Cpr approach inquired about terrain features and I was able to identify correctly. I verified my position and continued my flight on to casper. Cause of situation was selection first officer wrong flight plan, reliance on flight instructor's approval of flight plan, inability to correlate terrain features with sectional chart (not looking at a larger portion of the chart) a misinterp of VOR display.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C152 STUDENT PLT ON SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT BECAME LOST AND REQUESTED HELP FROM ATC WHICH WAS RECEIVED AFTER WHICH SHE BECAME REORIENTED AND BACK ON COURSE TO HER DEST.
Narrative: SECOND LEG OF SOLO LONG XCOUNTRY. BEGAN CLB ON COURSE TO CASPER (CPR) FROM THERMOPOLIS (THP). TOOK FLT LOG FROM FLT BAG. FROM FLT LOG DETERMINED HDG SHOULD BE 013 DEGS. TURNED TO NEW HDG. AS FLT PROGRESSED, TERRAIN FEATURES DID NOT MATCH SECTIONAL CHART. WHEN UNABLE TO ORIENT ACFT LOCATION ON TO MAP, TURNED AND IDENTED CRAZY WOMAN VOR. CTRED CDI WITH A 'TO' FLAG. HOWEVER, FLEW IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF HDG. STILL COULD NOT ORIENT ACFT PROPERLY. FINALLY RADIOED CASPER APCH TO ASK FOR THEIR HELP SINCE I WAS LOST. CPR APCH REQUESTED I COMPLETE VOR ORIENTATION SOLUTION TO USING CZI AND MUDDY MT (DDY) VORS. RECEPTION BEGAN TO APCH REQUESTED CLB TO 11000 FT WHILE SQUAWKING 7700 TO ALLOW ZLC TO IDENT AND CONFIRM LOCATION. CPR APCH INQUIRED ABOUT TERRAIN FEATURES AND I WAS ABLE TO IDENT CORRECTLY. I VERIFIED MY POS AND CONTINUED MY FLT ON TO CASPER. CAUSE OF SIT WAS SELECTION FO WRONG FLT PLAN, RELIANCE ON FLT INSTRUCTOR'S APPROVAL OF FLT PLAN, INABILITY TO CORRELATE TERRAIN FEATURES WITH SECTIONAL CHART (NOT LOOKING AT A LARGER PORTION OF THE CHART) A MISINTERP OF VOR DISPLAY.
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.