Erroneous penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	291255
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfb airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfb
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v267
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 340 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	291255
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the evening of dec/xx/94, I was en route from crg to orl on the final leg of my bank cargo run. During my descent from a cruising altitude of 5500 ft, I noticed the scattered layer of clouds along my route had begun to get more broken off to the east of the airway. I dodged some buildups during my descent to 1500 ft and when I leveled off, I noticed the interstate highway was slightly off to my right instead of being to the left as usual. The VOR receiver showed me on the airway, but according to the chart, I was slightly inside sfb class D airspace. I corrected course to the right and continued south to orl. As I called the tower at orl, a sbound helicopter asked orl tower to relay a message from sfb tower for the sbound traffic (me) to call sfb tower. I called sfb tower when I got to the company office, and the duty controller and I had a friendly chat. He was concerned because the class D airspace had gone IFR just before my incursion, and there had been aircraft on the ILS course, which I had crossed sbound. He suggested that I call sfb tower for transition if there is ever any doubt about my position in the future, and indicated that he merely intended to caution me in this matter. Hopefully, this is the case. In the future, if I lose sight of my regular landmarks along this section of my route, I will give a wider berth to the sfb class D boundary, which runs right up to the airway in this area. I will also obtain radar service, even though I remain clear of orlando class B when I land at orl VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF DEC/XX/94, I WAS ENRTE FROM CRG TO ORL ON THE FINAL LEG OF MY BANK CARGO RUN. DURING MY DSCNT FROM A CRUISING ALT OF 5500 FT, I NOTICED THE SCATTERED LAYER OF CLOUDS ALONG MY RTE HAD BEGUN TO GET MORE BROKEN OFF TO THE E OF THE AIRWAY. I DODGED SOME BUILDUPS DURING MY DSCNT TO 1500 FT AND WHEN I LEVELED OFF, I NOTICED THE INTERSTATE HWY WAS SLIGHTLY OFF TO MY R INSTEAD OF BEING TO THE L AS USUAL. THE VOR RECEIVER SHOWED ME ON THE AIRWAY, BUT ACCORDING TO THE CHART, I WAS SLIGHTLY INSIDE SFB CLASS D AIRSPACE. I CORRECTED COURSE TO THE R AND CONTINUED S TO ORL. AS I CALLED THE TWR AT ORL, A SBOUND HELI ASKED ORL TWR TO RELAY A MESSAGE FROM SFB TWR FOR THE SBOUND TFC (ME) TO CALL SFB TWR. I CALLED SFB TWR WHEN I GOT TO THE COMPANY OFFICE, AND THE DUTY CTLR AND I HAD A FRIENDLY CHAT. HE WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CLASS D AIRSPACE HAD GONE IFR JUST BEFORE MY INCURSION, AND THERE HAD BEEN ACFT ON THE ILS COURSE, WHICH I HAD CROSSED SBOUND. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL SFB TWR FOR TRANSITION IF THERE IS EVER ANY DOUBT ABOUT MY POS IN THE FUTURE, AND INDICATED THAT HE MERELY INTENDED TO CAUTION ME IN THIS MATTER. HOPEFULLY, THIS IS THE CASE. IN THE FUTURE, IF I LOSE SIGHT OF MY REGULAR LANDMARKS ALONG THIS SECTION OF MY RTE, I WILL GIVE A WIDER BERTH TO THE SFB CLASS D BOUNDARY, WHICH RUNS RIGHT UP TO THE AIRWAY IN THIS AREA. I WILL ALSO OBTAIN RADAR SVC, EVEN THOUGH I REMAIN CLR OF ORLANDO CLASS B WHEN I LAND AT ORL VFR.

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.