GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of bur arsa on climb out from whp.

Attributes
ACN	145704
Time
Date	199005
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : whp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 400
ASRS Report	145704
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertent entry into burbank arsa on climbout northbound. Assumed adequate familiarity of the area. Knew arsa existed above and there was clearance of terrain to the north below the arsa. Discovered violation at 3300' (300' above arsa floor) while checking TCA chart. Immediate descent was made below arsa and burbank approach was called for arsa clearance as the arsa and mountains are too close together to clear without entering arsa. (Arsa was exited less than 1 min after violation.) no evasive action was necessary. Contributing factors include assuming that my route was clear of the arsa because I am familiar with the area (but not with departing whiteman field northbound). Also the burbank arsa does not allow reasonable climb angle to clear mountains north of whiteman without entering arsa. I knew the arsa did not include the mountains but stopped just short of them and assumed (wrongly) a normal climb to just above the mountains was below the arsa. Cause: pilot (myself) failed to adequately familiarize himself with the airspace for that particular departure. Solution: pilot should familiarize him/herself with all airspace near the path of intended flight. Also if the floor of the burbank arsa were higher in this area it would make northbound departures easier/possible for those without radios or those who do not want to bother with approach control or on those days when approach control is too busy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF BUR ARSA ON CLIMB OUT FROM WHP.

Narrative: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO BURBANK ARSA ON CLIMBOUT NBND. ASSUMED ADEQUATE FAMILIARITY OF THE AREA. KNEW ARSA EXISTED ABOVE AND THERE WAS CLRNC OF TERRAIN TO THE N BELOW THE ARSA. DISCOVERED VIOLATION AT 3300' (300' ABOVE ARSA FLOOR) WHILE CHECKING TCA CHART. IMMEDIATE DSNT WAS MADE BELOW ARSA AND BURBANK APCH WAS CALLED FOR ARSA CLRNC AS THE ARSA AND MOUNTAINS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER TO CLEAR WITHOUT ENTERING ARSA. (ARSA WAS EXITED LESS THAN 1 MIN AFTER VIOLATION.) NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS NECESSARY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS INCLUDE ASSUMING THAT MY ROUTE WAS CLEAR OF THE ARSA BECAUSE I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA (BUT NOT WITH DEPARTING WHITEMAN FIELD NBND). ALSO THE BURBANK ARSA DOES NOT ALLOW REASONABLE CLIMB ANGLE TO CLEAR MOUNTAINS N OF WHITEMAN WITHOUT ENTERING ARSA. I KNEW THE ARSA DID NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINS BUT STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THEM AND ASSUMED (WRONGLY) A NORMAL CLIMB TO JUST ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS WAS BELOW THE ARSA. CAUSE: PLT (MYSELF) FAILED TO ADEQUATELY FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE AIRSPACE FOR THAT PARTICULAR DEP. SOLUTION: PLT SHOULD FAMILIARIZE HIM/HERSELF WITH ALL AIRSPACE NEAR THE PATH OF INTENDED FLT. ALSO IF THE FLOOR OF THE BURBANK ARSA WERE HIGHER IN THIS AREA IT WOULD MAKE NBOUND DEPS EASIER/POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WITHOUT RADIOS OR THOSE WHO DO NOT WANT TO BOTHER WITH APCH CTL OR ON THOSE DAYS WHEN APCH CTL IS TOO BUSY.

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.