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Student pilot in a C152 inadvertently entered class B airspace due to wind aloft drifting him off intended course resulting in his disorientation and request for ATC help.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432536 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| ASRS Report | 432536 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Wind blew airplane south of course. Pilot not oriented to geographical location. Called pit approach for help. Correction of course through radar vectors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT IN A C152 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE DUE TO WIND ALOFT DRIFTING HIM OFF INTENDED COURSE RESULTING IN HIS DISORIENTATION AND REQUEST FOR ATC HELP.
Narrative: WIND BLEW AIRPLANE S OF COURSE. PLT NOT ORIENTED TO GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. CALLED PIT APCH FOR HELP. CORRECTION OF COURSE THROUGH RADAR VECTORS.
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.