Small aircraft enters class C airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	306075
Time
Date	199505
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : day
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 646 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	306075
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The FBO at which I instruct has 1 facility at day and another at mgy with different practice areas established for the 2 locations. I do my instructing through day approximately 95 percent of the time and was fairly unfamiliar with how the designated mgy practice area looks from the air. During this flight in the mgy practice area, all went well until my attention was diverted to instructing my student on a maneuver that he found particularly challenging. Instead of using the map to monitor our position among the numerous class C and D airspaces and parachute jump zones that border and reside within the practice area, my attention was focused on the student and there was a short-term loss of positional awareness. When I realized what had happened, I had the student turn immediately away from the sgh and ffo class D areas as well as day's class C. In the future, any time a new or unfamiliar variable is introduced, I will exercise greater vigilance and do my best to maintain an effective division of attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENTERS CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THE FBO AT WHICH I INSTRUCT HAS 1 FACILITY AT DAY AND ANOTHER AT MGY WITH DIFFERENT PRACTICE AREAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE 2 LOCATIONS. I DO MY INSTRUCTING THROUGH DAY APPROX 95 PERCENT OF THE TIME AND WAS FAIRLY UNFAMILIAR WITH HOW THE DESIGNATED MGY PRACTICE AREA LOOKS FROM THE AIR. DURING THIS FLT IN THE MGY PRACTICE AREA, ALL WENT WELL UNTIL MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED TO INSTRUCTING MY STUDENT ON A MANEUVER THAT HE FOUND PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING. INSTEAD OF USING THE MAP TO MONITOR OUR POS AMONG THE NUMEROUS CLASS C AND D AIRSPACES AND PARACHUTE JUMP ZONES THAT BORDER AND RESIDE WITHIN THE PRACTICE AREA, MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED ON THE STUDENT AND THERE WAS A SHORT-TERM LOSS OF POSITIONAL AWARENESS. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I HAD THE STUDENT TURN IMMEDIATELY AWAY FROM THE SGH AND FFO CLASS D AREAS AS WELL AS DAY'S CLASS C. IN THE FUTURE, ANY TIME A NEW OR UNFAMILIAR VARIABLE IS INTRODUCED, I WILL EXERCISE GREATER VIGILANCE AND DO MY BEST TO MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE DIVISION OF ATTN.

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.