Unauthorized penetration of airspace when small aircraft in proximity of control zone.

Attributes
ACN	200671
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dpa
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dpa tower : yqr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	200671
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Called for WX xa:30 am, for a flight from dkb to midway, il. Forecast was for VFR up to xe:00 am then possible IFR after xe:00 am local. About xd: 00 am on the return from midway to dkb, 6-7 mi southwest on dupage airport WX went to 800- 900 ft broken. Visibility about 1 mi. I turned 180 degrees to the right, dialed dupage ATIS at the time calling VFR, called tower, controller said airport went IFR, then I asked for special VFR. At that time I was about 5 mi away. I was instructed to hold outside control zone for 10 min but I had already entered control zone. I was told I entered the control zone and was instructed to hold northwest of airport. After 10 mins I was told it would be 10-15 mins more because of IFR traffic inbound. So we climbed out of it. Called flight service. Found nearest VFR, called dupage told them I was leaving the area. The situation occurred because I did not allow enough time to stay out of a control zone. Suggestions to prevent a recurrence is to have a faster method of ATIS update.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE WHEN SMA IN PROX OF CTL ZONE.

Narrative: CALLED FOR WX XA:30 AM, FOR A FLT FROM DKB TO MIDWAY, IL. FORECAST WAS FOR VFR UP TO XE:00 AM THEN POSSIBLE IFR AFTER XE:00 AM LCL. ABOUT XD: 00 AM ON THE RETURN FROM MIDWAY TO DKB, 6-7 MI SW ON DUPAGE ARPT WX WENT TO 800- 900 FT BROKEN. VISIBILITY ABOUT 1 MI. I TURNED 180 DEGS TO THE R, DIALED DUPAGE ATIS AT THE TIME CALLING VFR, CALLED TWR, CTLR SAID ARPT WENT IFR, THEN I ASKED FOR SPECIAL VFR. AT THAT TIME I WAS ABOUT 5 MI AWAY. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD OUTSIDE CTL ZONE FOR 10 MIN BUT I HAD ALREADY ENTERED CTL ZONE. I WAS TOLD I ENTERED THE CTL ZONE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD NW OF ARPT. AFTER 10 MINS I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 10-15 MINS MORE BECAUSE OF IFR TFC INBOUND. SO WE CLBED OUT OF IT. CALLED FLT SVC. FOUND NEAREST VFR, CALLED DUPAGE TOLD THEM I WAS LEAVING THE AREA. THE SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE I DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO STAY OUT OF A CTL ZONE. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE IS TO HAVE A FASTER METHOD OF ATIS UPDATE.

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.