EMS helicopter penetrates class D airspace.

Attributes
ACN	265796
Time
Date	199403
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	265796
Person 2
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Reported for work at XA00 for a 12 hour shift flying a helicopter in EMS operations. Flew 1 mission in morning and was scheduled for a part 135 IFR check ride in the afternoon. The oral started around XA00 and took 2 1/2 hours. The check ride started around XX00 and lasted 2 hours. The debriefing started around XY00 and at XZ00 I got paged out for another EMS flight. By this time I was tired from the long day and now flying a loaner aircraft which was a little different than our regular aircraft. We were flying to a hospital which is southwest of the city. The loaner aircraft had RNAV but no LORAN. Our regular aircraft had RNAV and LORAN one to backup the other. En route to the hospital I noticed the lights on the ground just didn't look right and discovered I had entered the wrong information into the RNAV. I made the correction and turned to a new heading but came very close to local airport. I think maybe taking a check ride on a duty shift is not a good idea.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI PENETRATES CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: RPTED FOR WORK AT XA00 FOR A 12 HR SHIFT FLYING A HELI IN EMS OPS. FLEW 1 MISSION IN MORNING AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR A PART 135 IFR CHK RIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ORAL STARTED AROUND XA00 AND TOOK 2 1/2 HRS. THE CHK RIDE STARTED AROUND XX00 AND LASTED 2 HRS. THE DEBRIEFING STARTED AROUND XY00 AND AT XZ00 I GOT PAGED OUT FOR ANOTHER EMS FLT. BY THIS TIME I WAS TIRED FROM THE LONG DAY AND NOW FLYING A LOANER ACFT WHICH WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN OUR REGULAR ACFT. WE WERE FLYING TO A HOSPITAL WHICH IS SW OF THE CITY. THE LOANER ACFT HAD RNAV BUT NO LORAN. OUR REGULAR ACFT HAD RNAV AND LORAN ONE TO BACKUP THE OTHER. ENRTE TO THE HOSPITAL I NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE GND JUST DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT AND DISCOVERED I HAD ENTERED THE WRONG INFO INTO THE RNAV. I MADE THE CORRECTION AND TURNED TO A NEW HDG BUT CAME VERY CLOSE TO LCL ARPT. I THINK MAYBE TAKING A CHK RIDE ON A DUTY SHIFT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

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.