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Pilot flies into class 'B' airspace and 2 other aircraft move to avoid any conflicts with his aircraft. Unauthorized penetration of airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 316300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 316300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As sunset approached, I was piloting the C172 from jyo to W29 through the VFR corridor. Lack of ground based navaids, unfamiliarity with the hand held GPS and the combination of being unfamiliar with the route and near darkness caused me to get lost and penetrate the bwi class B airspace. One aircraft was observed to pass behind and under us. Upon turning southeast to leave the area, another plane was seen making an evasive maneuver to avoid us. Minimum horizontal separation estimated to be 1 mi. Possible corrective action: mark the VFR corridor 'radar required' or install a VFR only terminal VOR midway through the corridor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT FLIES INTO CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE AND 2 OTHER ACFT MOVE TO AVOID ANY CONFLICTS WITH HIS ACFT. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.
Narrative: AS SUNSET APCHED, I WAS PILOTING THE C172 FROM JYO TO W29 THROUGH THE VFR CORRIDOR. LACK OF GND BASED NAVAIDS, UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE HAND HELD GPS AND THE COMBINATION OF BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE RTE AND NEAR DARKNESS CAUSED ME TO GET LOST AND PENETRATE THE BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. ONE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PASS BEHIND AND UNDER US. UPON TURNING SE TO LEAVE THE AREA, ANOTHER PLANE WAS SEEN MAKING AN EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID US. MINIMUM HORIZ SEPARATION ESTIMATED TO BE 1 MI. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION: MARK THE VFR CORRIDOR 'RADAR REQUIRED' OR INSTALL A VFR ONLY TERMINAL VOR MIDWAY THROUGH THE CORRIDOR.
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.