Pilot of light aircraft penetrates military airspace.

Attributes
ACN	117129
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : q94
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sac tower : mcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	117129
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Rough running engine. Was on approach control 119.1 sac-rio linda. Engine running rough. Called for landing instructions. No response. Made a turn to east to avoid aircraft in pattern at rio linda and flew into military airspace at 1500 AGL over mcclellan airport, made 180 degree turn and landed at rio linda. Made left turn to avoid aircraft on base leg. Engine was running rough due to a broken exhaust and was under the effect of carbon dioxide.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT ACFT PENETRATES MILITARY AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. WAS ON APCH CTL 119.1 SAC-RIO LINDA. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. CALLED FOR LNDG INSTRUCTIONS. NO RESPONSE. MADE A TURN TO EAST TO AVOID ACFT IN PATTERN AT RIO LINDA AND FLEW INTO MIL AIRSPACE AT 1500 AGL OVER MCCLELLAN ARPT, MADE 180 DEG TURN AND LANDED AT RIO LINDA. MADE LEFT TURN TO AVOID ACFT ON BASE LEG. ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH DUE TO A BROKEN EXHAUST AND WAS UNDER THE EFFECT OF CARBON DIOXIDE.

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.