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Instrument rated private pilot inadvertently climbed through class C airspace during departure from an uncontrolled airport due to delay in contacting departure control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rir.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 1695 flight time type : 1025 |
| ASRS Report | 430620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Unable to contact ATC on ground to file IFR so elected to file airborne. However, ATC was too busy with other calls so continued to climb to 6500 ft. I kept monitoring ATC on 135.4 but was unable to make contact until after climbing through class C airspace, which is under the jurisdiction of ont socal departure. I was unable to climb fast enough to clear the class C airspace. I failed to recognize that takeoff to the west from flabob put me into class C as soon as I climbed through 2700 ft MSL. I file IFR on all flts. This flight was a rare exception. I guess that I failed to recognize that VFR flts in controled airspace shifts the responsibility from approach control to the PIC. The flight from vny to flabob was conducted with an IFR flight plan. I always try to go IFR because I like having radar surveillance especially in the los angeles basin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INST RATED PVT PLT INADVERTENTLY CLBED THROUGH CLASS C AIRSPACE DURING DEP FROM AN UNCTLED ARPT DUE TO DELAY IN CONTACTING DEP CTL.
Narrative: UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC ON GND TO FILE IFR SO ELECTED TO FILE AIRBORNE. HOWEVER, ATC WAS TOO BUSY WITH OTHER CALLS SO CONTINUED TO CLB TO 6500 FT. I KEPT MONITORING ATC ON 135.4 BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT UNTIL AFTER CLBING THROUGH CLASS C AIRSPACE, WHICH IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ONT SOCAL DEP. I WAS UNABLE TO CLB FAST ENOUGH TO CLR THE CLASS C AIRSPACE. I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT TKOF TO THE W FROM FLABOB PUT ME INTO CLASS C AS SOON AS I CLBED THROUGH 2700 FT MSL. I FILE IFR ON ALL FLTS. THIS FLT WAS A RARE EXCEPTION. I GUESS THAT I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THAT VFR FLTS IN CTLED AIRSPACE SHIFTS THE RESPONSIBILITY FROM APCH CTL TO THE PIC. THE FLT FROM VNY TO FLABOB WAS CONDUCTED WITH AN IFR FLT PLAN. I ALWAYS TRY TO GO IFR BECAUSE I LIKE HAVING RADAR SURVEILLANCE ESPECIALLY IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN.
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.