Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of control zone.

Attributes
ACN	246191
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : olu
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 726
ASRS Report	246191
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am the pilot of an early small aircraft with no electrical system. On jul/fri/93, I was on a cross country trip from lyons, ks, to clark, sd. I waited at york, northeast, for VFR WX. With the assistance of the york airport manager, I read on their WX system that visibility and ceiling along my route were improving and would allow me to fly VFR on to clark, sd. I departed york at approximately XY00 am and did have VFR conditions to just south of the platte river and columbus, northeast. At XY46 I flew north approximately 5 mi with limited visibility and ceiling, at which time I turned south. I had no previous plans to land at columbus. I considered the need to find a landing strip an emergency. With little time to look up frequencys, with columbus in sight, I called columbus unicom. I informed them that I would be crossing over runway 32 and would enter a left downwind for runway 14. Columbus unicom answered with field wind and direction and no other traffic. Downwind, base and final were standard procedure on runway 14. Airport manager told me I had entered IFR controled airspace without clearance. At columbus I was interviewed by phone by FAA investigator. He acknowledged my inquiry and told me the number of this form.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF CTL ZONE.

Narrative: I AM THE PLT OF AN EARLY SMA WITH NO ELECTRICAL SYS. ON JUL/FRI/93, I WAS ON A XCOUNTRY TRIP FROM LYONS, KS, TO CLARK, SD. I WAITED AT YORK, NE, FOR VFR WX. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE YORK ARPT MGR, I READ ON THEIR WX SYS THAT VISIBILITY AND CEILING ALONG MY RTE WERE IMPROVING AND WOULD ALLOW ME TO FLY VFR ON TO CLARK, SD. I DEPARTED YORK AT APPROX XY00 AM AND DID HAVE VFR CONDITIONS TO JUST S OF THE PLATTE RIVER AND COLUMBUS, NE. AT XY46 I FLEW N APPROX 5 MI WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AND CEILING, AT WHICH TIME I TURNED S. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PLANS TO LAND AT COLUMBUS. I CONSIDERED THE NEED TO FIND A LNDG STRIP AN EMER. WITH LITTLE TIME TO LOOK UP FREQS, WITH COLUMBUS IN SIGHT, I CALLED COLUMBUS UNICOM. I INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD BE XING OVER RWY 32 AND WOULD ENTER A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 14. COLUMBUS UNICOM ANSWERED WITH FIELD WIND AND DIRECTION AND NO OTHER TFC. DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL WERE STANDARD PROC ON RWY 14. ARPT MGR TOLD ME I HAD ENTERED IFR CTLED AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. AT COLUMBUS I WAS INTERVIEWED BY PHONE BY FAA INVESTIGATOR. HE ACKNOWLEDGED MY INQUIRY AND TOLD ME THE NUMBER OF THIS FORM.

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.