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Pilot on a pleasure flight in proximity of prohibited areas stated concerns regarding a possible unauthorized penetration of 'P' airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 309880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 309880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Took 2 secretaries on brief 30 min sightseeing flight around dc on request of my admiral. Got clearance from clearance del at dca to depart dca 060 degrees at 1400 ft, remain with dca tower frequency 119.1. Used TCA chart to visually navigation over rfk stadium then north then wbound. Monitored and vectored by dca tower. Told to remain east of P56B, no P56 'B' on chart, so immediately turned northbound. Tower directed look for 757 departing dca northbound, executed right 360 degree turn looking for traffic (directed to not go wbound until see traffic). Visually located 757 and turned wbound as directed by dca tower. Tower made some comment about being close to P56B -- 'turn nwbound,' did so until vectored sbound. Don't know if violated P56B because: under vectors from dca tower, no P56 'B' shown on chart, assume P56 'B' is circle around 'observatory' depicted on TCA chart, never saw 'observatory,' distraction by direction to visually acquire 757 traffic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT ON A PLEASURE FLT IN PROX OF PROHIBITED AREAS STATED CONCERNS REGARDING A POSSIBLE UNAUTH PENETRATION OF 'P' AIRSPACE.
Narrative: TOOK 2 SECRETARIES ON BRIEF 30 MIN SIGHTSEEING FLT AROUND DC ON REQUEST OF MY ADMIRAL. GOT CLRNC FROM CLRNC DEL AT DCA TO DEPART DCA 060 DEGS AT 1400 FT, REMAIN WITH DCA TWR FREQ 119.1. USED TCA CHART TO VISUALLY NAV OVER RFK STADIUM THEN N THEN WBOUND. MONITORED AND VECTORED BY DCA TWR. TOLD TO REMAIN E OF P56B, NO P56 'B' ON CHART, SO IMMEDIATELY TURNED NBOUND. TWR DIRECTED LOOK FOR 757 DEPARTING DCA NBOUND, EXECUTED R 360 DEG TURN LOOKING FOR TFC (DIRECTED TO NOT GO WBOUND UNTIL SEE TFC). VISUALLY LOCATED 757 AND TURNED WBOUND AS DIRECTED BY DCA TWR. TWR MADE SOME COMMENT ABOUT BEING CLOSE TO P56B -- 'TURN NWBOUND,' DID SO UNTIL VECTORED SBOUND. DON'T KNOW IF VIOLATED P56B BECAUSE: UNDER VECTORS FROM DCA TWR, NO P56 'B' SHOWN ON CHART, ASSUME P56 'B' IS CIRCLE AROUND 'OBSERVATORY' DEPICTED ON TCA CHART, NEVER SAW 'OBSERVATORY,' DISTR BY DIRECTION TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE 757 TFC.
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.