19990708018799I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · West Palm Beach, FL · July 8, 1999

Date
July 8, 1999 · 15:08 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N25292
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)On Thursday 8, July, 1999, at 15:08 EDT, MS. Nadia b. hillman, holder of student pilot certificate no. EE2585607, was flying a solo cross country from orlando executive airport, orlando, Florida to stuart whitham airport, stuart, Florida. Ms. Hillman was flying a Cessna 152, N25292, owned by airline training academy (ata). Enroute, MS. Hillman became misoriented in her visual navigation, passed stuart whitham airport and proceded to the south and entered into West Palm Beach class c airspace. Attempting, unsuccessfully, to contact the tower using the stuart air traffic control tower (ATCT) frequency, the pilot received light gun signals from the West Palm Beach International ATCT and landed on the taxiway next to runway 27R. Visual meteorological condtions prevailed at the time of the deviation. This situation was discussed with Ms. Hillman's flight instructor, MS. Denise shea. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON THURSDAY 8, JULY, 1999, AT 15:08 EDT, MS. NADIA B. HILLMAN, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. EE2585607, WAS FLYING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO STUART WHITHAM AIRPORT, STUART, FLORIDA. MS. HILLMAN WAS FLYING A CESSNA 152, N25292, OWNED BY AIRLINE TRAINING ACADEMY (ATA). ENROUTE, MS. HILLMAN BECAME MISORIENTED IN HER VISUAL NAVIGATION, PASSED STUART WHITHAM AIRPORT AND PROCEDED TO THE SOUTH AND ENTERED INTO WEST PALM BEACH CLASS C AIRSPACE. ATTEMPTING, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO CONTACT THE TOWER USING THE STUART AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) FREQUENCY, THE PILOT RECEIVED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FROM THE WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL ATCT AND LANDED ON THE TAXIWAY NEXT TO RUNWAY 27R. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE DEVIATION. THIS SITUATION WAS DISCUSSED WITH MS. HILLMAN'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MS. DENISE SHEA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^