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A CFI was distraction by rain and an inability to reach clearance delivery on departure from opf and inadvertently entered mia class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dhp.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time total : 1012 |
| ASRS Report | 459290 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing opf after tower closed. Filed IFR flight plan. Planned route was 270 degrees and/or remaining 10 NM DME distance to avoid class B floor of 2000 ft MSL. On climb out, attempted to contact clearance delivery on the frequency published in the current airport facility directory. No response. Contacted mia departure control, who informed us that we had entered the class B airspace, which was a small angular corner to the south of our proposed route. The cause was most likely our cruise (leveloff) altitude and the frustration of not being able to raise clearance, plus rain, caused us to inadvertently enter the area that was the 2000 ft floor of the class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CFI WAS DISTR BY RAIN AND AN INABILITY TO REACH CLRNC DELIVERY ON DEP FROM OPF AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED MIA CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: DEPARTING OPF AFTER TWR CLOSED. FILED IFR FLT PLAN. PLANNED RTE WAS 270 DEGS AND/OR REMAINING 10 NM DME DISTANCE TO AVOID CLASS B FLOOR OF 2000 FT MSL. ON CLBOUT, ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CLRNC DELIVERY ON THE FREQ PUBLISHED IN THE CURRENT ARPT FACILITY DIRECTORY. NO RESPONSE. CONTACTED MIA DEP CTL, WHO INFORMED US THAT WE HAD ENTERED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, WHICH WAS A SMALL ANGULAR CORNER TO THE S OF OUR PROPOSED RTE. THE CAUSE WAS MOST LIKELY OUR CRUISE (LEVELOFF) ALT AND THE FRUSTRATION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO RAISE CLRNC, PLUS RAIN, CAUSED US TO INADVERTENTLY ENTER THE AREA THAT WAS THE 2000 FT FLOOR OF THE 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.