Narrative:

Departed new york helicopter 6n5. I was acting as copilot. My responsibilities are setting up radios and navigation and making radio calls. Pilot keeps his eyes outside and flies aircraft. After we departed 6n5, I asked pilot how he wanted to proceed to destination. He replied up harlem river to george washington bridge. Lga class B cleared us to george washington bridge where we cleared class B and lga cut us loose. I tuned in teb tower. Pilot said he would go around teb. We have an argus roving map display, I pointed to display and commented we would have to stay outside the teb area circle on the display, he agreed. At that time he was on a heading to go around teb's class D. I proceeded to study our chart to see what other control areas we would have to encounter. Our destination was unfamiliar to us, so we weren't sure of the route. As I was studying the chart, I heard teb tower calling us out as traffic to an aircraft who was landing at teb. I looked up saw we were into teb class D. Teb tower called us and I responded. They informed us we were 3 mi from their field. We were then given clearance through their area. I have no idea why pilot didn't go around class D. I should have paid more attention outside since we were so close to their class D. I could have also convinced him to take the more direct route, called teb for clearance and avoided the incursion.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A CPR HELI INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED NEW YORK HELI 6N5. I WAS ACTING AS COPLT. MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE SETTING UP RADIOS AND NAV AND MAKING RADIO CALLS. PLT KEEPS HIS EYES OUTSIDE AND FLIES ACFT. AFTER WE DEPARTED 6N5, I ASKED PLT HOW HE WANTED TO PROCEED TO DEST. HE REPLIED UP HARLEM RIVER TO GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. LGA CLASS B CLRED US TO GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE WHERE WE CLRED CLASS B AND LGA CUT US LOOSE. I TUNED IN TEB TWR. PLT SAID HE WOULD GO AROUND TEB. WE HAVE AN ARGUS ROVING MAP DISPLAY, I POINTED TO DISPLAY AND COMMENTED WE WOULD HAVE TO STAY OUTSIDE THE TEB AREA CIRCLE ON THE DISPLAY, HE AGREED. AT THAT TIME HE WAS ON A HDG TO GO AROUND TEB'S CLASS D. I PROCEEDED TO STUDY OUR CHART TO SEE WHAT OTHER CTL AREAS WE WOULD HAVE TO ENCOUNTER. OUR DEST WAS UNFAMILIAR TO US, SO WE WEREN'T SURE OF THE RTE. AS I WAS STUDYING THE CHART, I HEARD TEB TWR CALLING US OUT AS TFC TO AN ACFT WHO WAS LNDG AT TEB. I LOOKED UP SAW WE WERE INTO TEB CLASS D. TEB TWR CALLED US AND I RESPONDED. THEY INFORMED US WE WERE 3 MI FROM THEIR FIELD. WE WERE THEN GIVEN CLRNC THROUGH THEIR AREA. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PLT DIDN'T GO AROUND CLASS D. I SHOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTN OUTSIDE SINCE WE WERE SO CLOSE TO THEIR CLASS D. I COULD HAVE ALSO CONVINCED HIM TO TAKE THE MORE DIRECT RTE, CALLED TEB FOR CLRNC AND AVOIDED THE INCURSION.

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.