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Pilot wandered into class B airspace while operating with a compass that was not slaved. Controller intervened with heading and altitude changes and an attitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439940 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iad.tracon |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 1800 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 439940 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After a departure from hef, the tower approved a nwbound turnout. Due to the pilot side HSI being in gyro versus slave position, I erred and penetrated an outer limit of the class B airspace by approximately 2 NM and 200-300 ft. As a side note, the controller was so busy admonishing me she was of no value to correct the situation and subsequently punished me by a series of punitive headings and altitudes prior to putting us back on a variation of on-course. Shame on me and shame on her. Thanks for the service, I believe it to be valuable and worthwhile. P.south. I contacted the dulles approach controller(south) and was advised by the supervisor this was going nowhere reference enforcement, just thought you would like to know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT WANDERED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE OPERATING WITH A COMPASS THAT WAS NOT SLAVED. CTLR INTERVENED WITH HDG AND ALT CHANGES AND AN ATTITUDE.
Narrative: AFTER A DEP FROM HEF, THE TWR APPROVED A NWBOUND TURNOUT. DUE TO THE PLT SIDE HSI BEING IN GYRO VERSUS SLAVE POS, I ERRED AND PENETRATED AN OUTER LIMIT OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE BY APPROX 2 NM AND 200-300 FT. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE CTLR WAS SO BUSY ADMONISHING ME SHE WAS OF NO VALUE TO CORRECT THE SIT AND SUBSEQUENTLY PUNISHED ME BY A SERIES OF PUNITIVE HDGS AND ALTS PRIOR TO PUTTING US BACK ON A VARIATION OF ON-COURSE. SHAME ON ME AND SHAME ON HER. THANKS FOR THE SVC, I BELIEVE IT TO BE VALUABLE AND WORTHWHILE. P.S. I CONTACTED THE DULLES APCH CTLR(S) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE SUPVR THIS WAS GOING NOWHERE REF ENFORCEMENT, JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
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.