Narrative:

I was en route to vrb with friends for dinner. 1 friend was a current private pilot, but with no complex or high performance time. He asked if he could fly to vrb. I agreed, as I have flown a lot from the right side and could take over, if needed, safely. We were using an intercom system for communication, but were having problems because of constant activation causing loud background noise. We were talking to pompano beach, fl control tower during transition of their airspace. We were occupied with communication problem and either didn't hear or were not handed to pbi approach control. When realizing we were close to pbi we asked for handoff and were told to contact pbi approach. Upon contact we were told we were due east of airport and we should contact approach prior to entering arsa. We were not told if violated or not. We continued to vrb when PF failed to be aware of airport, even though ZMA advised location. After contact with tower (vrb) and being told to enter right base to runway 11, pilot passed and entered left traffic at 2000'. When tower told him he was in wrong place, pilot was very confused and just wandered about. I then took control of aircraft and removed intercom system and plugged in separately. I told tower of communication problem. I then told tower I was over-flying airport to enter right base 11R at 2000'. I was then cleared to descend and land, which I did. To prevent a further occurrence, I should have spent time with pilot on aircraft systems and operation of aircraft prior to the flight. Next time I allow an unqualified pilot to fly aircraft I will be in daytime and after suitable instruction prior to takeoff. I will be more aware of pilot activities, even in cruise, as to communication and aircraft position. I blame myself as much as him due to relaxing in cruise because aircraft is the same as small aircraft he was used to except for speed. He wasn't used to speed difference and was way behind aircraft for whole ft. The only right thing I did was inform pilot prior to flight if I said 'my airplane' he was to let go, which I finally did. If flight had continued west/O my intervention, I don't believe it could have been safely completed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ARSA AND ATA BY A MEANDERING ACFT PILOTED BY 2 UNQUALIFIED PVT PLTS.

Narrative: I WAS ENRTE TO VRB WITH FRIENDS FOR DINNER. 1 FRIEND WAS A CURRENT PVT PLT, BUT WITH NO COMPLEX OR HIGH PERFORMANCE TIME. HE ASKED IF HE COULD FLY TO VRB. I AGREED, AS I HAVE FLOWN A LOT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE AND COULD TAKE OVER, IF NEEDED, SAFELY. WE WERE USING AN INTERCOM SYS FOR COM, BUT WERE HAVING PROBS BECAUSE OF CONSTANT ACTIVATION CAUSING LOUD BACKGROUND NOISE. WE WERE TALKING TO POMPANO BEACH, FL CTL TWR DURING TRANSITION OF THEIR AIRSPACE. WE WERE OCCUPIED WITH COM PROB AND EITHER DIDN'T HEAR OR WERE NOT HANDED TO PBI APCH CTL. WHEN REALIZING WE WERE CLOSE TO PBI WE ASKED FOR HDOF AND WERE TOLD TO CONTACT PBI APCH. UPON CONTACT WE WERE TOLD WE WERE DUE E OF ARPT AND WE SHOULD CONTACT APCH PRIOR TO ENTERING ARSA. WE WERE NOT TOLD IF VIOLATED OR NOT. WE CONTINUED TO VRB WHEN PF FAILED TO BE AWARE OF ARPT, EVEN THOUGH ZMA ADVISED LOCATION. AFTER CONTACT WITH TWR (VRB) AND BEING TOLD TO ENTER RIGHT BASE TO RWY 11, PLT PASSED AND ENTERED LEFT TFC AT 2000'. WHEN TWR TOLD HIM HE WAS IN WRONG PLACE, PLT WAS VERY CONFUSED AND JUST WANDERED ABOUT. I THEN TOOK CONTROL OF ACFT AND REMOVED INTERCOM SYS AND PLUGGED IN SEPARATELY. I TOLD TWR OF COM PROB. I THEN TOLD TWR I WAS OVER-FLYING ARPT TO ENTER RIGHT BASE 11R AT 2000'. I WAS THEN CLRED TO DSND AND LAND, WHICH I DID. TO PREVENT A FURTHER OCCURRENCE, I SHOULD HAVE SPENT TIME WITH PLT ON ACFT SYSTEMS AND OPERATION OF ACFT PRIOR TO THE FLT. NEXT TIME I ALLOW AN UNQUALIFIED PLT TO FLY ACFT I WILL BE IN DAYTIME AND AFTER SUITABLE INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO TKOF. I WILL BE MORE AWARE OF PLT ACTIVITIES, EVEN IN CRUISE, AS TO COM AND ACFT POS. I BLAME MYSELF AS MUCH AS HIM DUE TO RELAXING IN CRUISE BECAUSE ACFT IS THE SAME AS SMA HE WAS USED TO EXCEPT FOR SPD. HE WASN'T USED TO SPD DIFFERENCE AND WAS WAY BEHIND ACFT FOR WHOLE FT. THE ONLY RIGHT THING I DID WAS INFORM PLT PRIOR TO FLT IF I SAID 'MY AIRPLANE' HE WAS TO LET GO, WHICH I FINALLY DID. IF FLT HAD CONTINUED W/O MY INTERVENTION, I DON'T BELIEVE IT COULD HAVE BEEN SAFELY COMPLETED.

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.