<< >> NASA ASRS Report 335768, May 1996

Small aircraft pilot becomes disoriented after hitting head due to turbulence. He transits class D airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	335768
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ffz
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ffz tower : maf
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 79 flight time type : 79
ASRS Report	335768
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon departure from williams gateway runway 30L, I struck my head due to turbulence and became disoriented. I flew into falcon airport airspace without clearance, and overflew airport and landed uneventfully at scottsdale.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT BECOMES DISORIENTED AFTER HITTING HEAD DUE TO TURB. HE TRANSITS CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: UPON DEP FROM WILLIAMS GATEWAY RWY 30L, I STRUCK MY HEAD DUE TO TURB AND BECAME DISORIENTED. I FLEW INTO FALCON ARPT AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC, AND OVERFLEW ARPT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT SCOTTSDALE.

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.