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Student pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft inadvertently penetrated a TCA (class B) airspace on first solo cross country.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den airport : bjc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7800 msl bound upper : 8050 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den tower : tpa |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 259176 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While on my first cross country solo flight, the compass gyroscope was not working. I was flying with the aid of the magnetic compass which was difficult to read because of intermittent mild turbulence. My attention temporarily strayed and I inadvertently strayed from my planned altitude of 7800 ft into the stapleton TCA (8000 ft). My altitude was 8050 ft when I realized what had happened and I immediately descended. I was not in the TCA more than 30 seconds at the most, and I discovered this error as I was scanning the instruments. No other aircraft were in the vicinity. Lesson learned: avoid focusing attention on one aspect of the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED A TCA (CLASS B) AIRSPACE ON FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY.
Narrative: WHILE ON MY FIRST XCOUNTRY SOLO FLT, THE COMPASS GYROSCOPE WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS FLYING WITH THE AID OF THE MAGNETIC COMPASS WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO READ BECAUSE OF INTERMITTENT MILD TURB. MY ATTN TEMPORARILY STRAYED AND I INADVERTENTLY STRAYED FROM MY PLANNED ALT OF 7800 FT INTO THE STAPLETON TCA (8000 FT). MY ALT WAS 8050 FT WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED. I WAS NOT IN THE TCA MORE THAN 30 SECONDS AT THE MOST, AND I DISCOVERED THIS ERROR AS I WAS SCANNING THE INSTS. NO OTHER ACFT WERE IN THE VICINITY. LESSON LEARNED: AVOID FOCUSING ATTN ON ONE ASPECT OF 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.