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On an afternoon, low visibility flying into the sun flight, a highly experienced pilot unknowingly flew through class C airspace without establishing 2-WAY radio communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mob |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mob tower : ftw |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 294830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying west through the mobile area using interstate 10 for reference in navigating. Sky conditions were clear but hazy and smoky due to ground fires. Also, looking into the sun was a factor. I thought that I had remained clear of the mobile arsa, but upon landing in hammond, la, I was told to call mobile approach and they said that I had come within 10 mi of the airport, but there was no conflict of traffic. This could have been avoided if I had better communicated with the facilities involved, which I plan to do in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON AN AFTERNOON, LOW VISIBILITY FLYING INTO THE SUN FLT, A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PLT UNKNOWINGLY FLEW THROUGH CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING 2-WAY RADIO COM.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING W THROUGH THE MOBILE AREA USING INTERSTATE 10 FOR REF IN NAVING. SKY CONDITIONS WERE CLR BUT HAZY AND SMOKY DUE TO GND FIRES. ALSO, LOOKING INTO THE SUN WAS A FACTOR. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD REMAINED CLR OF THE MOBILE ARSA, BUT UPON LNDG IN HAMMOND, LA, I WAS TOLD TO CALL MOBILE APCH AND THEY SAID THAT I HAD COME WITHIN 10 MI OF THE ARPT, BUT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OF TFC. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF I HAD BETTER COMMUNICATED WITH THE FACILITIES INVOLVED, WHICH I PLAN TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
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.