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C182 climbs without clearance in class B airspace to remain clear of clouds when unable to contact controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450770 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 747 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 450770 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Facility Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Cleared through class B airspace at 5500 ft on course. Scattered to broken with tops slightly above 5500 ft. Requested 7500 ft. Advised to make request with next controller. Frequency congestion delayed request. Climbed to 5900 ft to maintain VFR. It was either climb or become IMC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 CLBS WITHOUT CLRNC IN CLASS B AIRSPACE TO REMAIN CLR OF CLOUDS WHEN UNABLE TO CONTACT CTLR.
Narrative: CLRED THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 5500 FT ON COURSE. SCATTERED TO BROKEN WITH TOPS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 5500 FT. REQUESTED 7500 FT. ADVISED TO MAKE REQUEST WITH NEXT CTLR. FREQ CONGESTION DELAYED REQUEST. CLBED TO 5900 FT TO MAINTAIN VFR. IT WAS EITHER CLB OR BECOME IMC.
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.