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Pilot of a C210 inadvertently entered class D airspace during cruise just off the shoreline at 500 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pmp.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pmp.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 467930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was just north and 1-2 of offshore, east of fll. Approach (or tower, I'm not sure). Had just released me to squawk 1200. I turned northwest back toward the shoreline. I was cruising about 1/2 mi offshore for 1-2 mins. Suddenly and unexpectedly I noticed an airport very close to the beach. I also noted traffic sbound, about the same altitude about another 1/2 mi offshore. There was no near midair collision but the sudden appearance of the airport and plane made me quickly look at the chart. I turned over the sectional and found the twred field. In the confusion, I first called fxe. Fxe and I realized I was really abeam pmp. I then called pmp tower. By then I was probably 1-2 mi north of the airport. Inadequate planning was the main cause of the incursion. The north/south break in the chart was also a factor. Also further up the coast while cruising at 500-1000 ft, mlb tower became very busy and did not hand me off to cof tower. I called patrick tower over the indian river, possibly on the edge of their class D airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C210 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE DURING CRUISE JUST OFF THE SHORELINE AT 500 FT.
Narrative: I WAS JUST N AND 1-2 OF OFFSHORE, E OF FLL. APCH (OR TWR, I'M NOT SURE). HAD JUST RELEASED ME TO SQUAWK 1200. I TURNED NW BACK TOWARD THE SHORELINE. I WAS CRUISING ABOUT 1/2 MI OFFSHORE FOR 1-2 MINS. SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY I NOTICED AN ARPT VERY CLOSE TO THE BEACH. I ALSO NOTED TFC SBOUND, ABOUT THE SAME ALT ABOUT ANOTHER 1/2 MI OFFSHORE. THERE WAS NO NMAC BUT THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE ARPT AND PLANE MADE ME QUICKLY LOOK AT THE CHART. I TURNED OVER THE SECTIONAL AND FOUND THE TWRED FIELD. IN THE CONFUSION, I FIRST CALLED FXE. FXE AND I REALIZED I WAS REALLY ABEAM PMP. I THEN CALLED PMP TWR. BY THEN I WAS PROBABLY 1-2 MI N OF THE ARPT. INADEQUATE PLANNING WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE INCURSION. THE N/S BREAK IN THE CHART WAS ALSO A FACTOR. ALSO FURTHER UP THE COAST WHILE CRUISING AT 500-1000 FT, MLB TWR BECAME VERY BUSY AND DID NOT HAND ME OFF TO COF TWR. I CALLED PATRICK TWR OVER THE INDIAN RIVER, POSSIBLY ON THE EDGE OF THEIR CLASS D 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.