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A stearman biplane pilot reports that he was accused of flying through pbi's class C airspace without permission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbi airport : lna |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pbi tower : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Boeing Company Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream II |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 359830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On feb/sun/97 at about XA00 hours, a friend and I, both licensed pilots, were flying a stearman biplane on a VFR pleasure flight. The flight path was from F45 to lna at an altitude of 1100 ft MSL, passing west of pbi. Route 7/441 was used as a ground reference to stay out of the pbi controled airspace. We circled south of lna coming around and entering a left downwind for runway 9, 090 degrees, and landing. Upon arriving at the FBO, we were advised that the pilot should call the controller at pbi. Upon calling the controller the pilot was informed that he had flown within the pbi airspace without permission. The controller indicated that we came within 4 mi of the field at 2000 ft MSL. The controller further indicated that a G2 aircraft on approach to pbi had to be diverted from his flight path to avoid our aircraft. The G2 pilot reported to the controller that he estimated our altitude at 1600-1800 ft. Neither the pilot nor the passenger of the stearman saw any aircraft and were unaware that an airplane was being diverted because of our flight path. We are therefore unable to comment on the chain of events or human performance considerations related to this reported incident. The stearman has no sophisticated DME or a transponder. It does have an altimeter and a compass. During the course of the flight, we saw numerous proximate aircraft, none of which posed a threat, but saw no aircraft as we passed pbi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STEARMAN BIPLANE PLT RPTS THAT HE WAS ACCUSED OF FLYING THROUGH PBI'S CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Narrative: ON FEB/SUN/97 AT ABOUT XA00 HRS, A FRIEND AND I, BOTH LICENSED PLTS, WERE FLYING A STEARMAN BIPLANE ON A VFR PLEASURE FLT. THE FLT PATH WAS FROM F45 TO LNA AT AN ALT OF 1100 FT MSL, PASSING W OF PBI. RTE 7/441 WAS USED AS A GND REF TO STAY OUT OF THE PBI CTLED AIRSPACE. WE CIRCLED S OF LNA COMING AROUND AND ENTERING A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 9, 090 DEGS, AND LNDG. UPON ARRIVING AT THE FBO, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE PLT SHOULD CALL THE CTLR AT PBI. UPON CALLING THE CTLR THE PLT WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD FLOWN WITHIN THE PBI AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION. THE CTLR INDICATED THAT WE CAME WITHIN 4 MI OF THE FIELD AT 2000 FT MSL. THE CTLR FURTHER INDICATED THAT A G2 ACFT ON APCH TO PBI HAD TO BE DIVERTED FROM HIS FLT PATH TO AVOID OUR ACFT. THE G2 PLT RPTED TO THE CTLR THAT HE ESTIMATED OUR ALT AT 1600-1800 FT. NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE PAX OF THE STEARMAN SAW ANY ACFT AND WERE UNAWARE THAT AN AIRPLANE WAS BEING DIVERTED BECAUSE OF OUR FLT PATH. WE ARE THEREFORE UNABLE TO COMMENT ON THE CHAIN OF EVENTS OR HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THIS RPTED INCIDENT. THE STEARMAN HAS NO SOPHISTICATED DME OR A XPONDER. IT DOES HAVE AN ALTIMETER AND A COMPASS. DURING THE COURSE OF THE FLT, WE SAW NUMEROUS PROXIMATE ACFT, NONE OF WHICH POSED A THREAT, BUT SAW NO ACFT AS WE PASSED PBI.
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.