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Training flight of a BE36 has class B airspace incursion. They exit the area immediately on discovering the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416040 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 416040 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The aircraft with 2 pilots aboard was returning from a flight training mission. The aircraft was returning from quincy, il, and was en route to make a landing at sus airport. While heading sse at 5500 ft MSL, the pilots were distraction with training discussions, and inadvertently flew into a portion of the st louis class B airspace. Immediately upon noticing the incursion, the PIC turned to a west heading and descended to depart and remain clear class B airspace. No other aircraft were sighted, and no danger was present. Pilots were monitoring the stl approach control frequency, and heard no mention of any traffic conflicts in the class B airspace. Cause of the problem: pilots became distraction during their discussions and failed to maintain positional awareness. To prevent a recurrence: pilots should always maintain positional awareness and guard against distrs. Pilots should contact approach control facilities while en route for vectors, altitudes, and TA's around class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRAINING FLT OF A BE36 HAS CLASS B AIRSPACE INCURSION. THEY EXIT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ON DISCOVERING THE PROB.
Narrative: THE ACFT WITH 2 PLTS ABOARD WAS RETURNING FROM A FLT TRAINING MISSION. THE ACFT WAS RETURNING FROM QUINCY, IL, AND WAS ENRTE TO MAKE A LNDG AT SUS ARPT. WHILE HDG SSE AT 5500 FT MSL, THE PLTS WERE DISTR WITH TRAINING DISCUSSIONS, AND INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A PORTION OF THE ST LOUIS CLASS B AIRSPACE. IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTICING THE INCURSION, THE PIC TURNED TO A W HDG AND DSNDED TO DEPART AND REMAIN CLR CLASS B AIRSPACE. NO OTHER ACFT WERE SIGHTED, AND NO DANGER WAS PRESENT. PLTS WERE MONITORING THE STL APCH CTL FREQ, AND HEARD NO MENTION OF ANY TFC CONFLICTS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. CAUSE OF THE PROB: PLTS BECAME DISTR DURING THEIR DISCUSSIONS AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN POSITIONAL AWARENESS. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE: PLTS SHOULD ALWAYS MAINTAIN POSITIONAL AWARENESS AND GUARD AGAINST DISTRS. PLTS SHOULD CONTACT APCH CTL FACILITIES WHILE ENRTE FOR VECTORS, ALTS, AND TA'S AROUND CLASS B AIRSPACE.
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.