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Pilot of a C210 entered class B airspace without clearance due to believing that the previous controller had handed him off to the next in line airspace controller under VFR flight following procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi.tracon tracon : phl.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 467563 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was on flight following from ewb to dca. I was on phl approach. As I was entering bwi class B airspace I called phl approach to see if I was cleared into bwi class B airspace. He said they had changed controllers and had forgotten about me. Then he told me to call bwi approach. I called bwi approach, told him of my position, and told him I had received a late handoff from phl. He asked me if I knew I was in class B airspace. I told him yes, but I was under flight following and the phl controller said he had 'forgotten about me.' I continued on to dca under flight following with the same squawk. I trusted flight following too much and should not have entered the class B airspace. The phl controller made a serious error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C210 ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO BELIEVING THAT THE PREVIOUS CTLR HAD HANDED HIM OFF TO THE NEXT IN LINE AIRSPACE CTLR UNDER VFR FLT FOLLOWING PROCS.
Narrative: I WAS ON FLT FOLLOWING FROM EWB TO DCA. I WAS ON PHL APCH. AS I WAS ENTERING BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE I CALLED PHL APCH TO SEE IF I WAS CLRED INTO BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE SAID THEY HAD CHANGED CTLRS AND HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. THEN HE TOLD ME TO CALL BWI APCH. I CALLED BWI APCH, TOLD HIM OF MY POS, AND TOLD HIM I HAD RECEIVED A LATE HDOF FROM PHL. HE ASKED ME IF I KNEW I WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. I TOLD HIM YES, BUT I WAS UNDER FLT FOLLOWING AND THE PHL CTLR SAID HE HAD 'FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME.' I CONTINUED ON TO DCA UNDER FLT FOLLOWING WITH THE SAME SQUAWK. I TRUSTED FLT FOLLOWING TOO MUCH AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ENTERED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE PHL CTLR MADE A SERIOUS ERROR.
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.