Helicopter on training flight penetrated ckv air traffic area NORDO.

Attributes
ACN	198390
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ckv
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ckv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	198390
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a helicopter training flight which was originally planned as hovering practice. The student progressed well on hovering practice and I decided to fly in traffic pattern. We inadvertently forgot that not only was this an air traffic area but also a control zone with ft campbell, ky. The mins were below that for IFR but alright for SVFR. Our radio was in shop for repair. We flew approximately 10 mins in traffic pattern before we realized we could not do this. We maintained VFR conditions all during the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ON TRAINING FLT PENETRATED CKV ATA NORDO.

Narrative: IT WAS A HELI TRAINING FLT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED AS HOVERING PRACTICE. THE STUDENT PROGRESSED WELL ON HOVERING PRACTICE AND I DECIDED TO FLY IN TFC PATTERN. WE INADVERTENTLY FORGOT THAT NOT ONLY WAS THIS AN ATA BUT ALSO A CTL ZONE WITH FT CAMPBELL, KY. THE MINS WERE BELOW THAT FOR IFR BUT ALRIGHT FOR SVFR. OUR RADIO WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. WE FLEW APPROX 10 MINS IN TFC PATTERN BEFORE WE REALIZED WE COULD NOT DO THIS. WE MAINTAINED VFR CONDITIONS ALL DURING THE 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.