<< >> NASA ASRS Report 424830, January 1999

A pilot instructor, of a PA28, entered sfo class B airspace without prior clearance while on a VFR flight plan from concord, ca, to santa barbara, ca.

Attributes
ACN	424830
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	424830
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While beginning a cross country training flight from concord, ca, to santa barbara, ca, I inadvertently entered the san francisco class B. The controller alerted me to this fact, then cleared me through the class B. I believe that the problem was caused by my inexperience in dealing with class B airspace, being new to this area and the distraction of instructing a student on her first cross country. To prevent a recurrence, I feel I need to become more familiar with this area and the altitudes class B encompasses. I also feel that I should have been more thorough in my preflight discussion with my student. The other actions that could be instituted to prevent this from happening again are: starting a new instruction at the flight school training instructors on the specifics of the sfo class B.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PLT INSTRUCTOR, OF A PA28, ENTERED SFO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT PRIOR CLRNC WHILE ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM CONCORD, CA, TO SANTA BARBARA, CA.

Narrative: WHILE BEGINNING A XCOUNTRY TRAINING FLT FROM CONCORD, CA, TO SANTA BARBARA, CA, I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE SAN FRANCISCO CLASS B. THE CTLR ALERTED ME TO THIS FACT, THEN CLRED ME THROUGH THE CLASS B. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY MY INEXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH CLASS B AIRSPACE, BEING NEW TO THIS AREA AND THE DISTR OF INSTRUCTING A STUDENT ON HER FIRST XCOUNTRY. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, I FEEL I NEED TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA AND THE ALTS CLASS B ENCOMPASSES. I ALSO FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THOROUGH IN MY PREFLT DISCUSSION WITH MY STUDENT. THE OTHER ACTIONS THAT COULD BE INSTITUTED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN ARE: STARTING A NEW INSTRUCTION AT THE FLT SCHOOL TRAINING INSTRUCTORS ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE SFO CLASS B.

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.