Small aircraft pilot disoriented due night and haze, penetrates military control zone. Conflict.

Attributes
ACN	189039
Time
Date	199109
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mge airport : ryy
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl tracon : cos
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Military Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 240
ASRS Report	189039
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : investigated
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2500 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a VFR flight from mccollum airport (ryy) in the local area between X30 pm and Y30 pm. Visibility was very poor due to haze. Dobbins air force base (mge) joins ryy airspace approximately 3 mi south of ryy. After taking off from ryy I attempted to contact atlanta approach on 121.0 for vectors around their airspace because of the poor visibility. Unable to get a response on that frequency, I attempted to contact them on 119.3, and received no response on that frequency either. By this time I had become somewhat disoriented due to the low visibility. I climbed to 3000 ft MSL and leveled off. By this time I had inadvertently wandered into mge's airspace. It was at this time that I observed that I was on a collision course with 2 air force mlt's. I took evasive action and passed within approximately 1/2 mi of those aircraft. The following day I received a call from atlanta approach on the telephone advising me that I had entered into mge's airspace without a clearance. I presume that atlanta approach had to have heard my calls for assistance. Otherwise I don't know how they could have obtained my aircraft number. I do not know why they did not respond to my calls.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT DISORIENTED DUE NIGHT AND HAZE, PENETRATES MIL CTL ZONE. CONFLICT.

Narrative: I WAS ON A VFR FLT FROM MCCOLLUM ARPT (RYY) IN THE LCL AREA BTWN X30 PM AND Y30 PM. VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR DUE TO HAZE. DOBBINS AIR FORCE BASE (MGE) JOINS RYY AIRSPACE APPROX 3 MI S OF RYY. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RYY I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ATLANTA APCH ON 121.0 FOR VECTORS AROUND THEIR AIRSPACE BECAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE ON THAT FREQ, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM ON 119.3, AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE ON THAT FREQ EITHER. BY THIS TIME I HAD BECOME SOMEWHAT DISORIENTED DUE TO THE LOW VISIBILITY. I CLBED TO 3000 FT MSL AND LEVELED OFF. BY THIS TIME I HAD INADVERTENTLY WANDERED INTO MGE'S AIRSPACE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT I OBSERVED THAT I WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH 2 AIR FORCE MLT'S. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND PASSED WITHIN APPROX 1/2 MI OF THOSE ACFT. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ATLANTA APCH ON THE TELEPHONE ADVISING ME THAT I HAD ENTERED INTO MGE'S AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. I PRESUME THAT ATLANTA APCH HAD TO HAVE HEARD MY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE. OTHERWISE I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULD HAVE OBTAINED MY ACFT NUMBER. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO MY CALLS.

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.