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Instructor pilot report regarding his student getting lost on his first solo cross country flight northwest of mld, identification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 582569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 582569 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This event took place on my student's first solo cross country. The student was flying a flight plan from lgu-pih-mld with lndgs at each airport. The first leg was uneventful. During the second leg, the student was tracking the mld VOR in idaho and became disoriented. The student became overwhelmed and stopped following headings that were predetermined on the flight plan. As a result, the student became lost. The student requested assistance with FSS mins later. FSS instructed the student to contact ZLC. The student complied, and center issued a vector to mld. The student landed safely at mld and continued uneventfully to lgu.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT RPT REGARDING HIS STUDENT GETTING LOST ON HIS FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT NW OF MLD, ID.
Narrative: THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE ON MY STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. THE STUDENT WAS FLYING A FLT PLAN FROM LGU-PIH-MLD WITH LNDGS AT EACH ARPT. THE FIRST LEG WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING THE SECOND LEG, THE STUDENT WAS TRACKING THE MLD VOR IN IDAHO AND BECAME DISORIENTED. THE STUDENT BECAME OVERWHELMED AND STOPPED FOLLOWING HEADINGS THAT WERE PREDETERMINED ON THE FLT PLAN. AS A RESULT, THE STUDENT BECAME LOST. THE STUDENT REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH FSS MINS LATER. FSS INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO CONTACT ZLC. THE STUDENT COMPLIED, AND CTR ISSUED A VECTOR TO MLD. THE STUDENT LANDED SAFELY AT MLD AND CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO LGU.
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.