Unauthorized penetration of class B airspace by student pilot on cross country.

Attributes
ACN	295785
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 70 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	295785
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	295783
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was going on a cross country as a student pilot for my private pilot cross country requirements. Route of flight was sfb-lgz-lal-mlb-sfb, with a landing in lal and another landing in mlb, after takeoff from sfb experienced real heavy turbulence but decided to continue the trip to lal. After landing in lal decided to change plan and fly back to sfb due to extremely heavy turbulence. While en route to sfb I was flying a 045 degree heading. I cut through orlando (mco) class B airspace without noticing on the VFR chart map the class B area limitations for (mco), I saw a couple of jet airplanes entering the traffic pattern for mco for landing, that is when I realized that I've entered mco class B airspace without a clearance. I was flying at 3500 ft when entered class B (mco). I decided to drift to the left toward lake apopka to get out of class B mco. As a student pilot, I believe that the factors involved in affecting the quality of performance, in my case, I never realized that the turbulence was going to be that bad, besides the VFR map (chart) was the (legend) everything was so cluttered and probably not so easy to notice as if I was using the terminal area VFR chart for (mco). In my case, I also think it could have been better if I would have made a decision to go back to sfb and maybe waited for a better day, but I thought that the turbulence was going to die out as I continued my trip, but unfortunately it didn't. Supplemental information from acn 295783: the conditions that I feel played a major factor was that he only has a limited amount of time before he goes back to his country. This played a major role in the decision to go on this cross country. Although the wind was totally within his abilities, it was not comfortable. During the cross country he started feeling sick and decided not to finish the cross country once he got to lal. So he decided to come home and on the way home he made the incursion on orl class B airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE BY STUDENT PLT ON CROSS COUNTRY.

Narrative: I WAS GOING ON A CROSS COUNTRY AS A STUDENT PLT FOR MY PRIVATE PLT CROSS COUNTRY REQUIREMENTS. RTE OF FLT WAS SFB-LGZ-LAL-MLB-SFB, WITH A LNDG IN LAL AND ANOTHER LNDG IN MLB, AFTER TKOF FROM SFB EXPERIENCED REAL HEAVY TURB BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP TO LAL. AFTER LNDG IN LAL DECIDED TO CHANGE PLAN AND FLY BACK TO SFB DUE TO EXTREMELY HEAVY TURB. WHILE ENRTE TO SFB I WAS FLYING A 045 DEG HDG. I CUT THROUGH ORLANDO (MCO) CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT NOTICING ON THE VFR CHART MAP THE CLASS B AREA LIMITATIONS FOR (MCO), I SAW A COUPLE OF JET AIRPLANES ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FOR MCO FOR LNDG, THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT I'VE ENTERED MCO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. I WAS FLYING AT 3500 FT WHEN ENTERED CLASS B (MCO). I DECIDED TO DRIFT TO THE L TOWARD LAKE APOPKA TO GET OUT OF CLASS B MCO. AS A STUDENT PLT, I BELIEVE THAT THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE, IN MY CASE, I NEVER REALIZED THAT THE TURB WAS GOING TO BE THAT BAD, BESIDES THE VFR MAP (CHART) WAS THE (LEGEND) EVERYTHING WAS SO CLUTTERED AND PROBABLY NOT SO EASY TO NOTICE AS IF I WAS USING THE TERMINAL AREA VFR CHART FOR (MCO). IN MY CASE, I ALSO THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF I WOULD HAVE MADE A DECISION TO GO BACK TO SFB AND MAYBE WAITED FOR A BETTER DAY, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE TURB WAS GOING TO DIE OUT AS I CONTINUED MY TRIP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 295783: THE CONDITIONS THAT I FEEL PLAYED A MAJOR FACTOR WAS THAT HE ONLY HAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE HE GOES BACK TO HIS COUNTRY. THIS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DECISION TO GO ON THIS CROSS COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS TOTALLY WITHIN HIS ABILITIES, IT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE. DURING THE CROSS COUNTRY HE STARTED FEELING SICK AND DECIDED NOT TO FINISH THE CROSS COUNTRY ONCE HE GOT TO LAL. SO HE DECIDED TO COME HOME AND ON THE WAY HOME HE MADE THE INCURSION ON ORL 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.