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Glasair III departed VFR from fly-in and attempted to contact ral tower for clearance through the class D airspace. Unable and elected to fly west to clear the area. Probable penetration of class D. Found his radio had a bad headset.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361331 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ral airport : rir |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ral tower : sff |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 361331 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flabob airport (rir), an uncontrolled airport near riverside, ca, held a fly-in, feb/xx/97, which I attended. When leaving flabob about XA30 PST, I attempted to contact riverside municipal (ral) tower to fly through their airspace. Ral is immediately adjacent. I was unable to transmit on either communication radio and decided to return to flabob. Because of the heavy traffic at flabob, I was unable to land. I executed a go around and decided it was safer to fly out of riverside class D to the west. I maintained 2500 ft MSL until clear of ont class C airspace, then climbed to 4500 ft. En route to toa I determined my headset had failed. I switched headsets with the passenger side and communicated normally with torrance tower, where I landed. The headset had been converted to an active noise canceling set. It has now been discarded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GLASAIR III DEPARTED VFR FROM FLY-IN AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RAL TWR FOR CLRNC THROUGH THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. UNABLE AND ELECTED TO FLY W TO CLR THE AREA. PROBABLE PENETRATION OF CLASS D. FOUND HIS RADIO HAD A BAD HEADSET.
Narrative: FLABOB ARPT (RIR), AN UNCTLED ARPT NEAR RIVERSIDE, CA, HELD A FLY-IN, FEB/XX/97, WHICH I ATTENDED. WHEN LEAVING FLABOB ABOUT XA30 PST, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL (RAL) TWR TO FLY THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE. RAL IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT. I WAS UNABLE TO XMIT ON EITHER COM RADIO AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO FLABOB. BECAUSE OF THE HVY TFC AT FLABOB, I WAS UNABLE TO LAND. I EXECUTED A GAR AND DECIDED IT WAS SAFER TO FLY OUT OF RIVERSIDE CLASS D TO THE W. I MAINTAINED 2500 FT MSL UNTIL CLR OF ONT CLASS C AIRSPACE, THEN CLBED TO 4500 FT. ENRTE TO TOA I DETERMINED MY HEADSET HAD FAILED. I SWITCHED HEADSETS WITH THE PAX SIDE AND COMMUNICATED NORMALLY WITH TORRANCE TWR, WHERE I LANDED. THE HEADSET HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO AN ACTIVE NOISE CANCELING SET. IT HAS NOW BEEN DISCARDED.
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.