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Attributes | |
ACN | 429320 |
Time | |
Date | 199902 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : q60.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2600 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern departure : vfr |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 116 flight time type : 65 |
ASRS Report | 429320 |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While in the pattern on takeoff to crosswind, a mental lapse (inattn to altitude) resulted in penetration into class C airspace for approximately 45 seconds to 1 min. The floor of this airspace is at 1600 ft. Radio contact wasn't made with the ATC facility as a result of the inadvertent incursion. Tpa is 1300 ft for this airport. This situation was discovered after taking attention away from engine instruments and discovering the aircraft remained in a climb and penetrated the class C airspace by approximately 1000 ft. A contributing factor is this aircraft is modified to be able to climb at 1500 FPM -- not usual for this make and model -- greater attention is required in this aircraft to airspeed and altitude. Also a factor is the close proximity the pattern of this uncontrolled airport to the class C airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PVT PLT CLBS ABOVE THE TFC PATTERN ALT AT Q60 AND ENTERS INTO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE CTLED BY FAT APCH CTL.
Narrative: WHILE IN THE PATTERN ON TKOF TO XWIND, A MENTAL LAPSE (INATTN TO ALT) RESULTED IN PENETRATION INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE FOR APPROX 45 SECONDS TO 1 MIN. THE FLOOR OF THIS AIRSPACE IS AT 1600 FT. RADIO CONTACT WASN'T MADE WITH THE ATC FACILITY AS A RESULT OF THE INADVERTENT INCURSION. TPA IS 1300 FT FOR THIS ARPT. THIS SIT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER TAKING ATTN AWAY FROM ENG INSTS AND DISCOVERING THE ACFT REMAINED IN A CLB AND PENETRATED THE CLASS C AIRSPACE BY APPROX 1000 FT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THIS ACFT IS MODIFIED TO BE ABLE TO CLB AT 1500 FPM -- NOT USUAL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL -- GREATER ATTN IS REQUIRED IN THIS ACFT TO AIRSPD AND ALT. ALSO A FACTOR IS THE CLOSE PROX THE PATTERN OF THIS UNCTLED ARPT TO THE CLASS C 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.