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A C172 (T41) training flight on a direct flight, off airways, cuts the edge of the class D airspace of act, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468291 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : act.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : act.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 170 |
| ASRS Report | 468291 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gps |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were flying with only an IFR en route low altitude chart in VFR conditions. There were no indications on L15 that waco regional or tstc waco are control tower airports (class D) like they are supposed to be. We flew without contacting waco regional tower, intending to fly past it to the south, but turned around when our IFR approved GPS told us it was a controled tower airport. We got within 4.4 NM from the airport to the north. We were on an IFR training sortie with my instructor. I recommended putting the 'D' symbol on the IFR chart like there is supposed to be. However, if we were also following along on a VFR chart, this would not have happened. We were at 2500 ft MSL, flying south.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 (T41) TRAINING FLT ON A DIRECT FLT, OFF AIRWAYS, CUTS THE EDGE OF THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF ACT, TX.
Narrative: WE WERE FLYING WITH ONLY AN IFR ENRTE LOW ALT CHART IN VFR CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS ON L15 THAT WACO REGIONAL OR TSTC WACO ARE CTL TWR ARPTS (CLASS D) LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. WE FLEW WITHOUT CONTACTING WACO REGIONAL TWR, INTENDING TO FLY PAST IT TO THE S, BUT TURNED AROUND WHEN OUR IFR APPROVED GPS TOLD US IT WAS A CTLED TWR ARPT. WE GOT WITHIN 4.4 NM FROM THE ARPT TO THE N. WE WERE ON AN IFR TRAINING SORTIE WITH MY INSTRUCTOR. I RECOMMENDED PUTTING THE 'D' SYMBOL ON THE IFR CHART LIKE THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. HOWEVER, IF WE WERE ALSO FOLLOWING ALONG ON A VFR CHART, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE WERE AT 2500 FT MSL, FLYING S.
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.