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PA31 pilot requested clearance to cross phx class B airspace from a milfac. Clearance was granted and pilot was given a heading and altitude. The milfac then handed the aircraft off to phx approach, which continued control. When the next handoff was attempted the next phx controller refused to accept the aircraft. The aircraft penetrated class D airspace without clearance as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418877 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sdl |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : lvf tracon : phx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3725 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 418877 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Inadvertent entry into class D airspace (deer valley) while maintaining altitude and heading last acknowledged with approach control (phx). No traffic conflict resulted. At approximately XA00 on nov/xa/98 contact was made with luke approach 3 mi east of buckeye VOR. Vectors around/through phx class B airspace were requested and luke approach assigned heading 030 degrees and 5500 ft MSL. Aircraft was subsequently handed off to phx approach and soon was cleared direct sdl at or below 5500 ft. We acknowledged direct sdl at 3500 ft. Approximately 10 mi west of sdl airport, controller advised me the next controller declined the handoff, squawk VFR and try approach on 120.7. While attempting to make this contact on a busy frequency and while maintaining last assigned/acknowledged heading and altitude, aircraft penetrated deer valley class D airspace. An immediate turn to the south was executed and when contact was finally accomplished with approach on 120.7, controller advised 7 mi west of sdl, squawk VFR and contact sdl tower. There must be a better procedure than to cut loose an aircraft being vectored with altitude restrs where the last assigned/acknowledged heading and altitude will lead to inappropriate airspace penetration.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 PLT REQUESTED CLRNC TO CROSS PHX CLASS B AIRSPACE FROM A MILFAC. CLRNC WAS GRANTED AND PLT WAS GIVEN A HDG AND ALT. THE MILFAC THEN HANDED THE ACFT OFF TO PHX APCH, WHICH CONTINUED CTL. WHEN THE NEXT HDOF WAS ATTEMPTED THE NEXT PHX CTLR REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE ACFT. THE ACFT PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC AS A RESULT.
Narrative: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE (DEER VALLEY) WHILE MAINTAINING ALT AND HDG LAST ACKNOWLEDGED WITH APCH CTL (PHX). NO TFC CONFLICT RESULTED. AT APPROX XA00 ON NOV/XA/98 CONTACT WAS MADE WITH LUKE APCH 3 MI E OF BUCKEYE VOR. VECTORS AROUND/THROUGH PHX CLASS B AIRSPACE WERE REQUESTED AND LUKE APCH ASSIGNED HDG 030 DEGS AND 5500 FT MSL. ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY HANDED OFF TO PHX APCH AND SOON WAS CLRED DIRECT SDL AT OR BELOW 5500 FT. WE ACKNOWLEDGED DIRECT SDL AT 3500 FT. APPROX 10 MI W OF SDL ARPT, CTLR ADVISED ME THE NEXT CTLR DECLINED THE HDOF, SQUAWK VFR AND TRY APCH ON 120.7. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THIS CONTACT ON A BUSY FREQ AND WHILE MAINTAINING LAST ASSIGNED/ACKNOWLEDGED HDG AND ALT, ACFT PENETRATED DEER VALLEY CLASS D AIRSPACE. AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE S WAS EXECUTED AND WHEN CONTACT WAS FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED WITH APCH ON 120.7, CTLR ADVISED 7 MI W OF SDL, SQUAWK VFR AND CONTACT SDL TWR. THERE MUST BE A BETTER PROC THAN TO CUT LOOSE AN ACFT BEING VECTORED WITH ALT RESTRS WHERE THE LAST ASSIGNED/ACKNOWLEDGED HDG AND ALT WILL LEAD TO INAPPROPRIATE AIRSPACE PENETRATION.
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.