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An apparent air carrier captain, flying a PA23-250 out of srq, may have blundered into tpa class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482420 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : srq.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : srq.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 10150 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 482420 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned airspace flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : returned to assigned altitude |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed sarasota, fl (srq), to stuart, fl (sua), VFR. Was issued clearance to remain clear of class B or class C airspace within 10 mi. I thought the clearance was to avoid tampa class B airspace adjacent (contiguous) to srq class C. Clearance may have been to avoid srq class C airspace. Climbing through 1800 ft, srq tower notified me that I had to remain at or below 1600 ft if contacting tpa approach, or less than or equal to 1200 ft if VFR. I immediately descended to 1600 ft and was handed off to tpa approach control. I do not remember being given a specific altitude restr in the initial clearance. I am used to flying on IFR flight plans under positive control and am not familiar with VFR operations to class B and class C airports. I knew I was clear of the tpa class B airspace, but failed to stay underneath the srq class C floor. I believe I was also somewhat distraction by checking new navigation and DME receivers which had just been installed in aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN APPARENT ACR CAPT, FLYING A PA23-250 OUT OF SRQ, MAY HAVE BLUNDERED INTO TPA CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: DEPARTED SARASOTA, FL (SRQ), TO STUART, FL (SUA), VFR. WAS ISSUED CLRNC TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B OR CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHIN 10 MI. I THOUGHT THE CLRNC WAS TO AVOID TAMPA CLASS B AIRSPACE ADJACENT (CONTIGUOUS) TO SRQ CLASS C. CLRNC MAY HAVE BEEN TO AVOID SRQ CLASS C AIRSPACE. CLBING THROUGH 1800 FT, SRQ TWR NOTIFIED ME THAT I HAD TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW 1600 FT IF CONTACTING TPA APCH, OR LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1200 FT IF VFR. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 1600 FT AND WAS HANDED OFF TO TPA APCH CTL. I DO NOT REMEMBER BEING GIVEN A SPECIFIC ALT RESTR IN THE INITIAL CLRNC. I AM USED TO FLYING ON IFR FLT PLANS UNDER POSITIVE CTL AND AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH VFR OPS TO CLASS B AND CLASS C ARPTS. I KNEW I WAS CLR OF THE TPA CLASS B AIRSPACE, BUT FAILED TO STAY UNDERNEATH THE SRQ CLASS C FLOOR. I BELIEVE I WAS ALSO SOMEWHAT DISTR BY CHKING NEW NAV AND DME RECEIVERS WHICH HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT.
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.