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Emb-175 captain reported being unaware of the confines of class B airspace resulting in an unauthorized entry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1698240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Level at 9;000 ft [and] 18-20 NM from [the] airport; we were cleared for the visual approach. First officer (first officer); PF (pilot flying); asked to activate vectors on approach. The final approach fix altitude was 7;000 ft. He initiated a descent to 7;000 ft. Bottom of class B at that point was 8;000 ft. We descended below the class B for a short period of time before re-entering to land. Misunderstanding by the first officer of not descending below class B when arrival airport is in class B airspace. I didn't speak up even though something didn't seem right. Be more aware of lateral/vertical confines of class B airspace when cleared for the visual approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-175 Captain reported being unaware of the confines of Class B airspace resulting in an unauthorized entry.
Narrative: Level at 9;000 ft [and] 18-20 NM from [the] airport; we were cleared for the visual approach. FO (First Officer); PF (Pilot Flying); asked to activate vectors on approach. The final approach fix altitude was 7;000 ft. He initiated a descent to 7;000 ft. Bottom of Class B at that point was 8;000 ft. We descended below the Class B for a short period of time before re-entering to land. Misunderstanding by the FO of not descending below Class B when arrival airport is in Class B airspace. I didn't speak up even though something didn't seem right. Be more aware of lateral/vertical confines of Class B airspace when cleared for the visual approach.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.