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While giving training in a turboprop, a flight instructor inadvertently penetrated class B airspace. After-the-fact it was discovered that he had mistuned a frequency that would have provided class B boundary orientation through the use of DME. Unauthorized penetration of class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cle airport : mfd |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cle |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 330020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Returning to cgf on a training flight to mfd. Earlier, had gone to mfd by navigating around and over cleveland's class B. Did not receive the DME on 109.9 (upon which class B limits are based) either going or coming and guessed it may have been OTS. Later realized that I had mistakenly tuned 110.9. Decided to call cle approach for flight following and clearance through class B, and gave my position relative to cxr VOR. Discovered I was well inside class B and 500 ft below the upper limit! The cause was my mistuning the DME and not being more aware of cleveland's class B proximity to mfd, and a strong west wind which brought me into the area quickly. In a word, carelessness.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE GIVING TRAINING IN A TURBOPROP, A FLT INSTRUCTOR INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE. AFTER-THE-FACT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD MISTUNED A FREQ THAT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED CLASS B BOUNDARY ORIENTATION THROUGH THE USE OF DME. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: RETURNING TO CGF ON A TRAINING FLT TO MFD. EARLIER, HAD GONE TO MFD BY NAVING AROUND AND OVER CLEVELAND'S CLASS B. DID NOT RECEIVE THE DME ON 109.9 (UPON WHICH CLASS B LIMITS ARE BASED) EITHER GOING OR COMING AND GUESSED IT MAY HAVE BEEN OTS. LATER REALIZED THAT I HAD MISTAKENLY TUNED 110.9. DECIDED TO CALL CLE APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING AND CLRNC THROUGH CLASS B, AND GAVE MY POS RELATIVE TO CXR VOR. DISCOVERED I WAS WELL INSIDE CLASS B AND 500 FT BELOW THE UPPER LIMIT! THE CAUSE WAS MY MISTUNING THE DME AND NOT BEING MORE AWARE OF CLEVELAND'S CLASS B PROX TO MFD, AND A STRONG W WIND WHICH BROUGHT ME INTO THE AREA QUICKLY. IN A WORD, CARELESSNESS.
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.