While circumnaving class D airspace, a helicopter flight crew maneuvered to avoid traffic departing from a nearby non tower field and inadvertently entered the class D airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	332890
Time
Date	199604
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cdw airport : mmu
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : cdw
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	332890
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed mmu on VFR flight to dxr. Called ny departure to request VFR advisories and was told to standby. Began circumnaving essex class D airspace while waiting for ny approach to get back to us. As we approached lincoln park airport (north of essex county) 2 aircraft departed the runway. We picked them up on TCASII and visually, and elected to deviation to the right which took us into essex county's traffic area. Ny TRACON finally called us back and stated we were in essex county's airspace. We stated we knew that and were avoiding traffic off lincoln park, nj. They stated we should be talking to caldwell tower. We agreed. Next time I'll have copilot talking to tower while I'm waiting for a call back from ny TRACON.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE CIRCUMNAVING CLASS D AIRSPACE, A HELI FLC MANEUVERED TO AVOID TFC DEPARTING FROM A NEARBY NON TWR FIELD AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED MMU ON VFR FLT TO DXR. CALLED NY DEP TO REQUEST VFR ADVISORIES AND WAS TOLD TO STANDBY. BEGAN CIRCUMNAVING ESSEX CLASS D AIRSPACE WHILE WAITING FOR NY APCH TO GET BACK TO US. AS WE APCHED LINCOLN PARK ARPT (N OF ESSEX COUNTY) 2 ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY. WE PICKED THEM UP ON TCASII AND VISUALLY, AND ELECTED TO DEV TO THE R WHICH TOOK US INTO ESSEX COUNTY'S TFC AREA. NY TRACON FINALLY CALLED US BACK AND STATED WE WERE IN ESSEX COUNTY'S AIRSPACE. WE STATED WE KNEW THAT AND WERE AVOIDING TFC OFF LINCOLN PARK, NJ. THEY STATED WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO CALDWELL TWR. WE AGREED. NEXT TIME I'LL HAVE COPLT TALKING TO TWR WHILE I'M WAITING FOR A CALL BACK FROM NY TRACON.

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.