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Private pilot of a C172 failed to descend in sufficient time when transiting class D airspace to avoid flying into the overlying class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 492530 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : daa.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 492530 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While passing through class D airspace surrounding daa airport from west to east at approximately 2000 ft MSL, I may not have descended promptly enough to get below the 1500 ft MSL ceiling of the adjoining class B airspace. My attention was diverted partially due to communications problems with the daa controller. He claimed our radio was defective although we had no problems with controllers prior to or after flying through daa airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 FAILED TO DSND IN SUFFICIENT TIME WHEN TRANSITING CLASS D AIRSPACE TO AVOID FLYING INTO THE OVERLYING CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: WHILE PASSING THROUGH CLASS D AIRSPACE SURROUNDING DAA ARPT FROM W TO E AT APPROX 2000 FT MSL, I MAY NOT HAVE DSNDED PROMPTLY ENOUGH TO GET BELOW THE 1500 FT MSL CEILING OF THE ADJOINING CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED PARTIALLY DUE TO COMS PROBS WITH THE DAA CTLR. HE CLAIMED OUR RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE ALTHOUGH WE HAD NO PROBS WITH CTLRS PRIOR TO OR AFTER FLYING THROUGH DAA 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.