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A C172 private pilot climbs above the traffic pattern altitude at Q60 and enters into the class C airspace controled by fat approach control.
| 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.