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Rotary winged traffic report regarding the possibility of unauthorized penetration of a class east surface based control zone when WX is less than VMC. Control zones are down to airport surface.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gpz |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gso |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : unknown |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 415 |
| ASRS Report | 280426 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : vfr in imc inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As I approached the airfield to land, I checked the chart to see what type of airspace existed at this location and found a magenta colored control zone (class east airspace) to be depicted. Believing that the airspace only went down to 700 ft AGL, I continued in and landed without obtaining a special VFR clearance. I also departed in a similar way. During a discussion with fellow pilots later it was pointed out to me that I had violated airspace and that this would be considered an airspace incursion. This problem arose due to my unfamiliarity with the new airspace types and the assumption in my part that the magenta color still depicted controled airspace that begins at 700 ft AGL. I believe that the corrective action for this problem is to become better/familiar with the new airspace and it's associated depiction on the charts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ROTARY WINGED TFC RPT REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF UNAUTH PENETRATION OF A CLASS E SURFACE BASED CTL ZONE WHEN WX IS LESS THAN VMC. CTL ZONES ARE DOWN TO ARPT SURFACE.
Narrative: AS I APCHED THE AIRFIELD TO LAND, I CHKED THE CHART TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF AIRSPACE EXISTED AT THIS LOCATION AND FOUND A MAGENTA COLORED CTL ZONE (CLASS E AIRSPACE) TO BE DEPICTED. BELIEVING THAT THE AIRSPACE ONLY WENT DOWN TO 700 FT AGL, I CONTINUED IN AND LANDED WITHOUT OBTAINING A SPECIAL VFR CLRNC. I ALSO DEPARTED IN A SIMILAR WAY. DURING A DISCUSSION WITH FELLOW PLTS LATER IT WAS POINTED OUT TO ME THAT I HAD VIOLATED AIRSPACE AND THAT THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN AIRSPACE INCURSION. THIS PROB AROSE DUE TO MY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE NEW AIRSPACE TYPES AND THE ASSUMPTION IN MY PART THAT THE MAGENTA COLOR STILL DEPICTED CTLED AIRSPACE THAT BEGINS AT 700 FT AGL. I BELIEVE THAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS PROB IS TO BECOME BETTER/FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW AIRSPACE AND IT'S ASSOCIATED DEPICTION ON THE CHARTS.
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.