Unauthorized penetration of foreign airspace.

Attributes
ACN	263403
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pgy
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	263403
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

I was cleared for takeoff on runway 27R for a left downwind departure to the southeast from gillespie airport (see), san diego, ca. My general plan was to fly to barrett (76 degree radial of pogg at 13 DME), then northeast to lake barrett, then alpine and return to see. I passed east of the 3566 ft mountain which is about 8 NM east of brown field and mistakenly idented it as san miguel peak. I altered course more southeast and continued until a town much larger than I expected came into view. I overflew the town before realizing that it must be mexico. Without identing the town (tecate) at the time I immediately turned north, returned to gillespie and landed without incident. At the same time I realized the intrusion, I also realized why the mountain I thought was san miguel seemed larger than indicated on the map. Within moments the message light on my GPS indicated tijuana airspace. I have a new jps mixture control system that I am getting used to and was using lower power settings than usual for cruise which took my attention from navigation. This is an area into which I had flown only once before and then with another pilot sharing the duties and with substantial preplanning. More preplanning was in order here.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF FOREIGN AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 27R FOR A L DOWNWIND DEP TO THE SE FROM GILLESPIE ARPT (SEE), SAN DIEGO, CA. MY GENERAL PLAN WAS TO FLY TO BARRETT (76 DEG RADIAL OF POGG AT 13 DME), THEN NE TO LAKE BARRETT, THEN ALPINE AND RETURN TO SEE. I PASSED E OF THE 3566 FT MOUNTAIN WHICH IS ABOUT 8 NM E OF BROWN FIELD AND MISTAKENLY IDENTED IT AS SAN MIGUEL PEAK. I ALTERED COURSE MORE SE AND CONTINUED UNTIL A TOWN MUCH LARGER THAN I EXPECTED CAME INTO VIEW. I OVERFLEW THE TOWN BEFORE REALIZING THAT IT MUST BE MEXICO. WITHOUT IDENTING THE TOWN (TECATE) AT THE TIME I IMMEDIATELY TURNED N, RETURNED TO GILLESPIE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT THE SAME TIME I REALIZED THE INTRUSION, I ALSO REALIZED WHY THE MOUNTAIN I THOUGHT WAS SAN MIGUEL SEEMED LARGER THAN INDICATED ON THE MAP. WITHIN MOMENTS THE MESSAGE LIGHT ON MY GPS INDICATED TIJUANA AIRSPACE. I HAVE A NEW JPS MIXTURE CTL SYS THAT I AM GETTING USED TO AND WAS USING LOWER PWR SETTINGS THAN USUAL FOR CRUISE WHICH TOOK MY ATTN FROM NAV. THIS IS AN AREA INTO WHICH I HAD FLOWN ONLY ONCE BEFORE AND THEN WITH ANOTHER PLT SHARING THE DUTIES AND WITH SUBSTANTIAL PREPLANNING. MORE PREPLANNING WAS IN ORDER HERE.

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.