Class C airspace penetration by flight instructor and student.

Attributes
ACN	507359
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht.airport
State Reference	NH
Altitude	msl single value : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mht.tracon artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	507359
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Student and I climbing out of nashua, nh. On training flight to concord, nh. Had VFR squawk to concord through manchester planned at 3000 ft. Student overwhelmed with radio congestion with manchester and could not establish 2-WAY radio at time. I did not notice altitude until we were 400 ft into class C airspace of manchester. Pushed nose over to exit airspace until radio contact was established. Manchester approach did not say anything to us about the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLASS C AIRSPACE PENETRATION BY FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT.

Narrative: STUDENT AND I CLBING OUT OF NASHUA, NH. ON TRAINING FLT TO CONCORD, NH. HAD VFR SQUAWK TO CONCORD THROUGH MANCHESTER PLANNED AT 3000 FT. STUDENT OVERWHELMED WITH RADIO CONGESTION WITH MANCHESTER AND COULD NOT ESTABLISH 2-WAY RADIO AT TIME. I DID NOT NOTICE ALT UNTIL WE WERE 400 FT INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE OF MANCHESTER. PUSHED NOSE OVER TO EXIT AIRSPACE UNTIL RADIO CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED. MANCHESTER APCH DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO US ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

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.