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Reporter in the class B airspace at an assigned altitude was told to squawk 1200 and frequency change approved.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 294890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sli airport : smo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 13500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 HDC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 294890 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Departed smo VFR and cleared into lax class B via shoreline route at 5500 ft. Cleared to 11500 ft after passing lax sebound, and then cleared on my own navigation eastbound. About 6 DME west of sli VOR, socal says squawk 12000 frequency change approved. Problem: I'm now pointed at the 'pie shaped' segment of lax class B airspace over and east of sli VOR at an altitude which will result in a violation. I attempted contact with socal on 134.35 and when it was obvious the frequency was too congested, I started a climb to 135000 ft. I'm sure I busted the class B airspace. My tcad remained silent, and I did not see any other aircraft in the vicinity. Human factors: it took me several seconds to recognize my problem, and to respond. By then it was too late. Socal could have helped with a vector to the southeast or suggested a climb. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the type aircraft was a king air 200. The reporter has not had this happen to him since, but, a similar case occurred before in which he was headed toward a class B airspace with flight following VFR and upon approaching the airspace was told to squawk 1200 and frequency change was approved. The difference was that in the reported case, the pilot was in the class B airspace and in the other case he was not yet in the class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT AN ASSIGNED ALT WAS TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200 AND FREQ CHANGE APPROVED.
Narrative: DEPARTED SMO VFR AND CLRED INTO LAX CLASS B VIA SHORELINE RTE AT 5500 FT. CLRED TO 11500 FT AFTER PASSING LAX SEBOUND, AND THEN CLRED ON MY OWN NAV EBOUND. ABOUT 6 DME W OF SLI VOR, SOCAL SAYS SQUAWK 12000 FREQ CHANGE APPROVED. PROB: I'M NOW POINTED AT THE 'PIE SHAPED' SEGMENT OF LAX CLASS B AIRSPACE OVER AND E OF SLI VOR AT AN ALT WHICH WILL RESULT IN A VIOLATION. I ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH SOCAL ON 134.35 AND WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THE FREQ WAS TOO CONGESTED, I STARTED A CLB TO 135000 FT. I'M SURE I BUSTED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY TCAD REMAINED SILENT, AND I DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER ACFT IN THE VICINITY. HUMAN FACTORS: IT TOOK ME SEVERAL SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE MY PROB, AND TO RESPOND. BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE. SOCAL COULD HAVE HELPED WITH A VECTOR TO THE SE OR SUGGESTED A CLB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE TYPE ACFT WAS A KING AIR 200. THE RPTR HAS NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HIM SINCE, BUT, A SIMILAR CASE OCCURRED BEFORE IN WHICH HE WAS HEADED TOWARD A CLASS B AIRSPACE WITH FLT FOLLOWING VFR AND UPON APCHING THE AIRSPACE WAS TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200 AND FREQ CHANGE WAS APPROVED. THE DIFFERENCE WAS THAT IN THE RPTED CASE, THE PLT WAS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AND IN THE OTHER CASE HE WAS NOT YET IN THE CLASS B 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.