TCA penetration by small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	112930
Time
Date	198905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bos airport : 6b6
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 343 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	112930
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 0
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

*Low time CFI was assigned to give a lot time aircraft owner a bi-annual flight review. Owner had only flown 5 hours in the past 10 yrs with a total time of 250 hours. CFI had 347 hours. CFI decided to take this short x-country in lieu of a longer one as the 'weather wasn't good enough' for the long one. The short one was 25 mi to an airport that was to be navigated to by following a highway in marginal VFR conditions. Since student was more familiar with the area the CFI let the student do the flying and the navigation work while he watched for traffic and attempted to check out certain aircraft equipment that the sales department wanted him to check on. The student took the wrong highway and they, in limited visibility, finally approached a large city, boston. A quick 180 was done to get out of the TCA and try to find stow, ma. CFI states that he was not familiar with the area on that route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCA PENETRATION BY SMA.

Narrative: *LOW TIME CFI WAS ASSIGNED TO GIVE A LOT TIME ACFT OWNER A BI-ANNUAL FLT REVIEW. OWNER HAD ONLY FLOWN 5 HRS IN THE PAST 10 YRS WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 250 HRS. CFI HAD 347 HRS. CFI DECIDED TO TAKE THIS SHORT X-COUNTRY IN LIEU OF A LONGER ONE AS THE 'WEATHER WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH' FOR THE LONG ONE. THE SHORT ONE WAS 25 MI TO AN ARPT THAT WAS TO BE NAVIGATED TO BY FOLLOWING A HWY IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS. SINCE STUDENT WAS MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA THE CFI LET THE STUDENT DO THE FLYING AND THE NAVIGATION WORK WHILE HE WATCHED FOR TFC AND ATTEMPTED TO CHECK OUT CERTAIN ACFT EQUIPMENT THAT THE SALES DEPT WANTED HIM TO CHECK ON. THE STUDENT TOOK THE WRONG HWY AND THEY, IN LIMITED VISIBILITY, FINALLY APCHED A LARGE CITY, BOSTON. A QUICK 180 WAS DONE TO GET OUT OF THE TCA AND TRY TO FIND STOW, MA. CFI STATES THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA ON THAT ROUTE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.