Penetration of class D airspace without required communication.

Attributes
ACN	294782
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sgh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sgh tower : mxp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 503 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	294782
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Recently GPS panel mount in aircraft. Should add check GPS 'to' before takeoff checklist. Had another person pilot qualified in cockpit, should have briefed him to check course. We recently had a GPS installed in our aircraft. I forgot to turn it on before flight. After reaching cruise altitude of 2700 ft I turned on the GPS. I was setting the destination airport in the GPS, occasionally looking outside for other aircraft then going back to the GPS my partner just then asked 'where are we?' as we were passing the airport. We expeditiously exited springfield's airspace and proceeded to our destination, madison, county, where we landed and refueled. Before we left madison county, the line person said that springfield tower had called and I should contact them, which I did. I recognize that I used poor judgement in not being more observant as to where I was, what my heading and course was and by not using the other person in a more useful manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATION OF CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT REQUIRED COM.

Narrative: RECENTLY GPS PANEL MOUNT IN ACFT. SHOULD ADD CHK GPS 'TO' BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. HAD ANOTHER PERSON PLT QUALIFIED IN COCKPIT, SHOULD HAVE BRIEFED HIM TO CHK COURSE. WE RECENTLY HAD A GPS INSTALLED IN OUR ACFT. I FORGOT TO TURN IT ON BEFORE FLT. AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT OF 2700 FT I TURNED ON THE GPS. I WAS SETTING THE DEST ARPT IN THE GPS, OCCASIONALLY LOOKING OUTSIDE FOR OTHER ACFT THEN GOING BACK TO THE GPS MY PARTNER JUST THEN ASKED 'WHERE ARE WE?' AS WE WERE PASSING THE ARPT. WE EXPEDITIOUSLY EXITED SPRINGFIELD'S AIRSPACE AND PROCEEDED TO OUR DEST, MADISON, COUNTY, WHERE WE LANDED AND REFUELED. BEFORE WE LEFT MADISON COUNTY, THE LINE PERSON SAID THAT SPRINGFIELD TWR HAD CALLED AND I SHOULD CONTACT THEM, WHICH I DID. I RECOGNIZE THAT I USED POOR JUDGEMENT IN NOT BEING MORE OBSERVANT AS TO WHERE I WAS, WHAT MY HDG AND COURSE WAS AND BY NOT USING THE OTHER PERSON IN A MORE USEFUL MANNER.

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.