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Attributes | |
ACN | 438180 |
Time | |
Date | 199905 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : p50.tracon |
State Reference | AZ |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2940 msl bound upper : 6200 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : p50.tracon tower : sdl.tower |
Operator | general aviation : instructional |
Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | other personnel other |
Qualification | other other : check airman |
ASRS Report | 438180 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : cfi |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We took off out of glendale and headed northeast at 3500 ft. We requested the VOR-a approach into scottsdale, az, from phx approach. The controller issued us a squawk code, gave us vectors, and cleared us into class B airspace. Phx approach handed us off to scottsdale tower as we were inbound on the approach. We were told to retain our current squawk code. Scottsdale tower was very busy, as usual. Tower asked us if we were with them and we assured them we were. Tower asked how the approach would terminate. We informed tower we would be missed approach. We arrived at the missed approach point approximately 500 ft high. Upon missed approach, we informed tower and were instructed by tower to squawk 1200. We changed our squawk code and continued the missed approach procedure. I was so busy looking for traffic in the scottsdale area that I didn't notice our position as compared to our altitude and the terminal area chart for phx. I believe we penetrated phx class B by approximately 200 ft before descending back down to a legal altitude. I was a little overloaded as I watched for traffic, monitored my student's progress, and tried to keep us clear of class B airspace. I failed to adequately monitor thunderbird road, which led me to believe we still had 2000 ft above us before we would enter phx class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA EXAMINER, CHKING CFII APPLICANT, ENTERED PHX CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC, ON A VOR-A MISSED APCH FROM SDL ARPT.
Narrative: WE TOOK OFF OUT OF GLENDALE AND HEADED NE AT 3500 FT. WE REQUESTED THE VOR-A APCH INTO SCOTTSDALE, AZ, FROM PHX APCH. THE CTLR ISSUED US A SQUAWK CODE, GAVE US VECTORS, AND CLRED US INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. PHX APCH HANDED US OFF TO SCOTTSDALE TWR AS WE WERE INBOUND ON THE APCH. WE WERE TOLD TO RETAIN OUR CURRENT SQUAWK CODE. SCOTTSDALE TWR WAS VERY BUSY, AS USUAL. TWR ASKED US IF WE WERE WITH THEM AND WE ASSURED THEM WE WERE. TWR ASKED HOW THE APCH WOULD TERMINATE. WE INFORMED TWR WE WOULD BE MISSED APCH. WE ARRIVED AT THE MISSED APCH POINT APPROX 500 FT HIGH. UPON MISSED APCH, WE INFORMED TWR AND WERE INSTRUCTED BY TWR TO SQUAWK 1200. WE CHANGED OUR SQUAWK CODE AND CONTINUED THE MISSED APCH PROC. I WAS SO BUSY LOOKING FOR TFC IN THE SCOTTSDALE AREA THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE OUR POS AS COMPARED TO OUR ALT AND THE TERMINAL AREA CHART FOR PHX. I BELIEVE WE PENETRATED PHX CLASS B BY APPROX 200 FT BEFORE DSNDING BACK DOWN TO A LEGAL ALT. I WAS A LITTLE OVERLOADED AS I WATCHED FOR TFC, MONITORED MY STUDENT'S PROGRESS, AND TRIED TO KEEP US CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THUNDERBIRD ROAD, WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE WE STILL HAD 2000 FT ABOVE US BEFORE WE WOULD ENTER PHX CLASS B 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.