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C172 aircraft operating without a flight plan and transponder squawk inadvertently entered class B airspace after hitting an updraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 525 |
| ASRS Report | 375490 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure 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:
Took off from simsbury, ct (4b9) without squawk code. I was flying under the outer ring of bradley charlie airspace over hilly terrain and very bumpy. Looked at chart for a second to check my location and I hit a rising column of air which put me into 'C' airspace -- I immediately lost altitude and exited the area. I should have gotten a 'VFR' squawk code from the bradley facility.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 ACFT OPERATING WITHOUT A FLT PLAN AND XPONDER SQUAWK INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE AFTER HITTING AN UPDRAFT.
Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM SIMSBURY, CT (4B9) WITHOUT SQUAWK CODE. I WAS FLYING UNDER THE OUTER RING OF BRADLEY CHARLIE AIRSPACE OVER HILLY TERRAIN AND VERY BUMPY. LOOKED AT CHART FOR A SECOND TO CHK MY LOCATION AND I HIT A RISING COLUMN OF AIR WHICH PUT ME INTO 'C' AIRSPACE -- I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALT AND EXITED THE AREA. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A 'VFR' SQUAWK CODE FROM THE BRADLEY FACILITY.
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.