<< >> NASA ASRS Report 357050, January 1997

An small transport on VFR training flight penetrates isp class C airspace without authority/authorized. Instructor pilot forgets to contact approach control going through airspace. Both instructor and student distracted by right engine simulated failure.

Attributes
ACN	357050
Time
Date	199701
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fok
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	357050
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a training flight from fok to frg (act home base), I instructed my student to climb and maintain 3000 ft, on a wbound heading. After requesting frequency change from fok ATC and prior to contacting new york approach, I intentionally failed the right engine on the PA23-250 as my student went through the emergency procedures I instructed and critiqued him. Several mi later, while still critiquing his engine failure procedures I called new york approach, thinking we were already speaking to ATC and advised them that we did not receive instructions to switch frequencys, when in fact we had not contacted approach control at all. The controller told us we had illegally entered class C airspace, and gave us an over- the-air briefing on the correct procedures. I attribute this airspace incursion on a lack by my part of situational awareness, and have learned the necessity of increased vigilance, and awareness during instructional training flts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT ON VFR TRAINING FLT PENETRATES ISP CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTH. INSTRUCTOR PLT FORGETS TO CONTACT APCH CTL GOING THROUGH AIRSPACE. BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DISTRACTED BY R ENG SIMULATED FAILURE.

Narrative: ON A TRAINING FLT FROM FOK TO FRG (ACT HOME BASE), I INSTRUCTED MY STUDENT TO CLB AND MAINTAIN 3000 FT, ON A WBOUND HEADING. AFTER REQUESTING FREQ CHANGE FROM FOK ATC AND PRIOR TO CONTACTING NEW YORK APCH, I INTENTIONALLY FAILED THE R ENG ON THE PA23-250 AS MY STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE EMER PROCS I INSTRUCTED AND CRITIQUED HIM. SEVERAL MI LATER, WHILE STILL CRITIQUING HIS ENG FAILURE PROCS I CALLED NEW YORK APCH, THINKING WE WERE ALREADY SPEAKING TO ATC AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE DID NOT RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO SWITCH FREQS, WHEN IN FACT WE HAD NOT CONTACTED APCH CTL AT ALL. THE CTLR TOLD US WE HAD ILLEGALLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE, AND GAVE US AN OVER- THE-AIR BRIEFING ON THE CORRECT PROCS. I ATTRIBUTE THIS AIRSPACE INCURSION ON A LACK BY MY PART OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND HAVE LEARNED THE NECESSITY OF INCREASED VIGILANCE, AND AWARENESS DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING FLTS.

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.