An small aircraft pilot is distracted by an ill passenger and wanders into class B airspace. No conf...

Attributes
ACN	371970
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	371970
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying VFR at 3500 ft MSL, below class B shelf, passenger in rear seat started to get ill. While attention was diverted, aircraft strayed into outer edge of a part of class B, that part dropped down to 2000 ft MSL. As quickly as it was noticed, we turned and departed out of the class B, with no apparent conflicts. However, it drove home, again, the reality that as soon as your attention is diverted, that is when you really need to double-check what you are doing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT IS DISTRACTED BY AN ILL PAX AND WANDERS INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. NO CONFLICT.

Narrative: FLYING VFR AT 3500 FT MSL, BELOW CLASS B SHELF, PAX IN REAR SEAT STARTED TO GET ILL. WHILE ATTN WAS DIVERTED, ACFT STRAYED INTO OUTER EDGE OF A PART OF CLASS B, THAT PART DROPPED DOWN TO 2000 FT MSL. AS QUICKLY AS IT WAS NOTICED, WE TURNED AND DEPARTED OUT OF THE CLASS B, WITH NO APPARENT CONFLICTS. HOWEVER, IT DROVE HOME, AGAIN, THE REALITY THAT AS SOON AS YOUR ATTN IS DIVERTED, THAT IS WHEN YOU REALLY NEED TO DOUBLE-CHK WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

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.

An small aircraft pilot is distracted by an ill passenger and wanders into class B airspace. No conflict.