Unauthorized penetration of class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	303103
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
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
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	303103
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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:

Skywriting in class B airspace. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was proceeding down the potomac river, VMC VFR. He feels that he ran into a portion of the dca class B airspace prior to contacting approach. The delay was due to the frequency congestion on approach frequency. He was on a mission to skywrite a woman's name and '...#1.' her imaginative boyfriend had ordered the service. The reporter did ask for permission to skywrite in class B airspace after contacting controller and was assigned 9500 ft to 10000 ft for that purpose. The area was over the city of washington, near the river. No comment was made by approach controller regarding the entry.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: SKYWRITING IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS PROCEEDING DOWN THE POTOMAC RIVER, VMC VFR. HE FEELS THAT HE RAN INTO A PORTION OF THE DCA CLASS B AIRSPACE PRIOR TO CONTACTING APCH. THE DELAY WAS DUE TO THE FREQ CONGESTION ON APCH FREQ. HE WAS ON A MISSION TO SKYWRITE A WOMAN'S NAME AND '...#1.' HER IMAGINATIVE BOYFRIEND HAD ORDERED THE SVC. THE RPTR DID ASK FOR PERMISSION TO SKYWRITE IN CLASS B AIRSPACE AFTER CONTACTING CTLR AND WAS ASSIGNED 9500 FT TO 10000 FT FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE AREA WAS OVER THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, NEAR THE RIVER. NO COMMENT WAS MADE BY APCH CTLR REGARDING THE ENTRY.

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.