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Unauthorized uncoordinated penetration of airspace. Pilot of small transport on direct flight with LORAN.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 151750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : llc |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12500 msl bound upper : 12500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa tracon : nfl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 151795 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance 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:
I was at cruise altitude (12500' MSL) southwest of the lovelock VOR an a direct flight (LORAN) from battle mountain to concord, ca when I made contact with ZOA. ZOA told me to contact fallon approach. Fallon approach indicated I was in the restr airspace, and that they had me at 900' above ground level and that there was military activity in the airspace at the time. I was mode C at the time, and the equipment was not functioning properly at the time. I did turn off altitude reporting, and again indicated to the fallon approach that our cruise altitude was 12500'. The traffic (which we did not see) was below me. I was using my new LORAN with a course to concord set in at battle mountain. As the unit was new, I had not programmed the airspace function to help make me aware of such airspace. As I had not flown in the area prior to this day, I was not aware of the restr area. Had I been flying the VOR's, I would have missed the area. I should have checked my LORAN route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNAUTH UNCOORDINATED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PLT OF SMT ON DIRECT FLT WITH LORAN.
Narrative: I WAS AT CRUISE ALT (12500' MSL) SW OF THE LOVELOCK VOR AN A DIRECT FLT (LORAN) FROM BATTLE MOUNTAIN TO CONCORD, CA WHEN I MADE CONTACT WITH ZOA. ZOA TOLD ME TO CONTACT FALLON APCH. FALLON APCH INDICATED I WAS IN THE RESTR AIRSPACE, AND THAT THEY HAD ME AT 900' ABOVE GND LEVEL AND THAT THERE WAS MIL ACTIVITY IN THE AIRSPACE AT THE TIME. I WAS MODE C AT THE TIME, AND THE EQUIP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME. I DID TURN OFF ALT RPTING, AND AGAIN INDICATED TO THE FALLON APCH THAT OUR CRUISE ALT WAS 12500'. THE TFC (WHICH WE DID NOT SEE) WAS BELOW ME. I WAS USING MY NEW LORAN WITH A COURSE TO CONCORD SET IN AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN. AS THE UNIT WAS NEW, I HAD NOT PROGRAMMED THE AIRSPACE FUNCTION TO HELP MAKE ME AWARE OF SUCH AIRSPACE. AS I HAD NOT FLOWN IN THE AREA PRIOR TO THIS DAY, I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RESTR AREA. HAD I BEEN FLYING THE VOR'S, I WOULD HAVE MISSED THE AREA. I SHOULD HAVE CHKED MY LORAN RTE.
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.