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C172 student pilot, on first solo cross country flight, entered class D airspace and then had an near midair collision with an aircraft in the pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mcn.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mcn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mcn.tower |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 655 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 594615 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 200 vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Student was on solo cross country to mcn. En route, student had radio problem, and was unable to contact approach. When he got the radios working, he had inadvertently penetrated class D airspace. He contacted tower and was given clearance to land. Before he contacted tower, he had gotten within 200 ft of another aircraft according to the tower. After he landed and was ready to take off, he received his clearance and was told a departure frequency. He got confused and switched over to this frequency early. He then departed, while talking to tower and departed with no further incidents. He made it safely back. This is what happened according to tower who called me and my student. I got the story from my student and then proceeded to do some remedial training about airspace, and on the next flight will be going to do some remedial training in controled airspace and radio communications. With talking to student, he explained that he had had radio problems. The problems he described I had experienced earlier that day. Told owner of plane, and having radios looked at.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 STUDENT PLT, ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT, ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE AND THEN HAD AN NMAC WITH AN ACFT IN THE PATTERN.
Narrative: STUDENT WAS ON SOLO XCOUNTRY TO MCN. ENRTE, STUDENT HAD RADIO PROB, AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT APCH. WHEN HE GOT THE RADIOS WORKING, HE HAD INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE. HE CONTACTED TWR AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND. BEFORE HE CONTACTED TWR, HE HAD GOTTEN WITHIN 200 FT OF ANOTHER ACFT ACCORDING TO THE TWR. AFTER HE LANDED AND WAS READY TO TAKE OFF, HE RECEIVED HIS CLRNC AND WAS TOLD A DEP FREQ. HE GOT CONFUSED AND SWITCHED OVER TO THIS FREQ EARLY. HE THEN DEPARTED, WHILE TALKING TO TWR AND DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. HE MADE IT SAFELY BACK. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ACCORDING TO TWR WHO CALLED ME AND MY STUDENT. I GOT THE STORY FROM MY STUDENT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DO SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING ABOUT AIRSPACE, AND ON THE NEXT FLT WILL BE GOING TO DO SOME REMEDIAL TRAINING IN CTLED AIRSPACE AND RADIO COMS. WITH TALKING TO STUDENT, HE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD HAD RADIO PROBS. THE PROBS HE DESCRIBED I HAD EXPERIENCED EARLIER THAT DAY. TOLD OWNER OF PLANE, AND HAVING RADIOS LOOKED AT.
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.