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Pilot of small aircraft neglects getting WX briefing and penetrates control zone that is IFR, although reporter observes VMC at satellite airport destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 141853 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdx airport : 60s |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pdx |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 141859 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A local flight from troutdale airport to pearson airport. It was a trip to pick up customer's part for his aircraft. I called to see if it was fixed--it was! I asked how the WX was. He said it was good. I went around pdx's arsa and went into pearson through the cutout in the arsa and landed. A person on the ground said pdx would like to talk to me, and gave me pdx's #. I called pdx and they said I operated in their airspace, and that pdx was IFR. I said I did not know that!I told pdx that pearson had no ceiling and at least 15 mi visibility, and that the flight was made in VFR conditions at all times. Pdx took my name, address, and phone #. Cause of this problem was not checking pdx's WX at the time of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA NEGLECTS GETTING WX BRIEFING AND PENETRATES CTL ZONE THAT IS IFR, ALTHOUGH REPORTER OBSERVES VMC AT SATELLITE ARPT DESTINATION.
Narrative: A LCL FLT FROM TROUTDALE ARPT TO PEARSON ARPT. IT WAS A TRIP TO PICK UP CUSTOMER'S PART FOR HIS ACFT. I CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS FIXED--IT WAS! I ASKED HOW THE WX WAS. HE SAID IT WAS GOOD. I WENT AROUND PDX'S ARSA AND WENT INTO PEARSON THROUGH THE CUTOUT IN THE ARSA AND LANDED. A PERSON ON THE GND SAID PDX WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME, AND GAVE ME PDX'S #. I CALLED PDX AND THEY SAID I OPERATED IN THEIR AIRSPACE, AND THAT PDX WAS IFR. I SAID I DID NOT KNOW THAT!I TOLD PDX THAT PEARSON HAD NO CEILING AND AT LEAST 15 MI VISIBILITY, AND THAT THE FLT WAS MADE IN VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TIMES. PDX TOOK MY NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE #. CAUSE OF THIS PROB WAS NOT CHKING PDX'S WX AT THE TIME OF FLT.
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.