C172 STUDENT IN XCOUNTRY FLT LANDS AT JXN ARPT WITHOUT PROPER COORD COM.

2001-03 · NASA ASRS report 503810

Date: 2001-03 · Aircraft: Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-landing-without-clearance|ground-incursion-runway

Synopsis

C172 STUDENT IN XCOUNTRY FLT LANDS AT JXN ARPT WITHOUT PROPER COORD COM.

Narrative

I MADE MY FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT TO CLASS D AIRSPACE; JACKSON; MI; WHICH RESULTED IN A VIOLATION OF THE AIRSPACE AND A RWY INCURSION. I'VE MADE STUDENT FLTS INTO TOL; WHICH IS CLASS C AIRSPACE; ON 6 OCCASIONS AND FELT COMFORTABLE OPERATING IN CTLED AIRSPACE. ON THE XCOUNTRY; I LANDED AT TOL AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO JACKSON. ENRTE TO JACKSON; THE PROB AROSE WHEN I MISSED THE PLANNED CHKPOINT WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL JACKSON TWR. IN ADDITION; I HAD BECOME DISORIENTED AS TO MY PRESENT LOCATION. WHILE BECOMING ANXIOUS/NERVOUS ABOUT THE SIT; I ENTERED THE WRONG FREQ INTO THE RADIO AND TRIED CALLING THE TWR ON THAT FREQ. THERE WAS NO ANSWER. WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF MY LOCATION; I SAW JACKSON'S RWYS. INSTEAD OF REMAINING CLR OF THEIR AIRSPACE; I LANDED THE AIRPLANE. I KNEW THAT I WAS IN ERROR BEFORE THE ATC CTLR APCHED ME. AFTER ANSWERING THE CTLR'S QUESTIONS; I RETURNED TO THE AIRPLANE AND TOOK MORE TIME IN ENTERING THE FREQS AND FOLLOWED THE CORRECT RADIO PROCS. AFTER DEPARTING; I RETURNED TO TOL. BEFORE LEAVING ON THE XCOUNTRY; I FELT CONFIDENT THAT I COULD IDENT THE CHKPOINTS AND NAV PROPERLY; BUT NOW I WILL ADMIT THAT I SHOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL REMEDIAL TRAINING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 503809: I SENT A STUDENT PLT OUT ON A STUDENT XCOUNTRY. HE WENT TO TOL ARPT; WHICH IS A CLASS C AIRSPACE. THERE WERE NO PROBS WITH THE WAY HE CONDUCTED HIMSELF AT TOL; BUT THEN HE CONTINUED ON TO JACKSON ARPT. INSTEAD HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND NERVOUS ABOUT HIS LOCATION. WHEN HE IDENTED THE ARPT HE JUST LANDED WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR. THIS ACTION CAUSED NOT ONLY A VIOLATION OF THE CTLED AIRSPACE; BUT A RWY INCURSION. WHEN WE BRIEFED HIS XCOUNTRY BEFORE LEAVING; HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS COMPETENT AND UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS REQUIRED BY HIM. I HAVE COUNSELED AND LEARNED THE SIT WITH HIM. IN ADDITION; I HAVE GIVEN HIM ADDITIONAL GND/FLT INSTRUCTION.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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