Narrative:

En route to practice s-turns and turns around a point, I pulled the throttle to idle to simulate an engine failure. As my student went through restart attempt and field selection we were descending from 1800 ft MSL. Having chosen a site and set up for approach, he completed shutdown secure items. Bringing my student below 500 ft, far minimum safe altitude in consideration, we rolled onto final and continued descent to approximately 100-50 ft AGL and initiated a go around. Upon application of power many birds took flight from ground cover. No 2INCIDENT arose. However, this prompted me to consult my sectional/terminal chart once in a safe climb, to verify our airspace location. Location was verified as san francisco bay national wildlife refuge. Contributing factors: always performing low altitude maneuvers on this side of bay and just south caused complacency in verifying compliance with airspace. Corrective actions: climbed at vx to avoid any further disturbances of wildlife. Reviewed charts at end of lesson with student to make known my error and importance of knowing chart symbology and airspace locations. Human performance considerations: flying daily within sfo class B veil has taught pilot about airspace transitions and ATC compliance and communication. There is much symbology on the terminal chart along with airspace dimensions and locations. Continued emphasis on these aspects caused me to overlook or not emphasize airspace not regulated by ATC or FAA restrs. Also, continued low altitude work just south of this location created a false sense of compliance and verification when performing this procedure. Possible solution: re-study airspace and chart symbology assuring compliance with all regulations and requests when operating around this type of airspace.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE RESTR AREA.

Narrative: ENRTE TO PRACTICE S-TURNS AND TURNS AROUND A POINT, I PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE. AS MY STUDENT WENT THROUGH RESTART ATTEMPT AND FIELD SELECTION WE WERE DSNDING FROM 1800 FT MSL. HAVING CHOSEN A SITE AND SET UP FOR APCH, HE COMPLETED SHUTDOWN SECURE ITEMS. BRINGING MY STUDENT BELOW 500 FT, FAR MINIMUM SAFE ALT IN CONSIDERATION, WE ROLLED ONTO FINAL AND CONTINUED DSCNT TO APPROX 100-50 FT AGL AND INITIATED A GAR. UPON APPLICATION OF PWR MANY BIRDS TOOK FLT FROM GND COVER. NO 2INCIDENT AROSE. HOWEVER, THIS PROMPTED ME TO CONSULT MY SECTIONAL/TERMINAL CHART ONCE IN A SAFE CLB, TO VERIFY OUR AIRSPACE LOCATION. LOCATION WAS VERIFIED AS SAN FRANCISCO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ALWAYS PERFORMING LOW ALT MANEUVERS ON THIS SIDE OF BAY AND JUST S CAUSED COMPLACENCY IN VERIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH AIRSPACE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: CLBED AT VX TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DISTURBANCES OF WILDLIFE. REVIEWED CHARTS AT END OF LESSON WITH STUDENT TO MAKE KNOWN MY ERROR AND IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING CHART SYMBOLOGY AND AIRSPACE LOCATIONS. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: FLYING DAILY WITHIN SFO CLASS B VEIL HAS TAUGHT PLT ABOUT AIRSPACE TRANSITIONS AND ATC COMPLIANCE AND COM. THERE IS MUCH SYMBOLOGY ON THE TERMINAL CHART ALONG WITH AIRSPACE DIMENSIONS AND LOCATIONS. CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON THESE ASPECTS CAUSED ME TO OVERLOOK OR NOT EMPHASIZE AIRSPACE NOT REGULATED BY ATC OR FAA RESTRS. ALSO, CONTINUED LOW ALT WORK JUST S OF THIS LOCATION CREATED A FALSE SENSE OF COMPLIANCE AND VERIFICATION WHEN PERFORMING THIS PROC. POSSIBLE SOLUTION: RE-STUDY AIRSPACE AND CHART SYMBOLOGY ASSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REGS AND REQUESTS WHEN OPERATING AROUND THIS TYPE OF AIRSPACE.

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.