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During a maintenance test flight requiring data at 5000 ft and 250 KTS, the route of flight took the aircraft out of and below class B airspace. Non compliance with far 91 pt 117 was the result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 510930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : iwa.vortac |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4900 |
| ASRS Report | 510930 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : exit non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying engine test. Takeoff from phx VFR. Class B airspace control. Requested holding on iwa 120 degree radial. Engineering requested data at 5000 ft MSL, 250 KTS. At the point that we exited class B airspace, we were no longer legal. However, we were still in contact and under control of the approach controller with specified squawk and radio contact. Far 91.117(C), airspeed under class B airspace, 200 KTS, missed approach. At the point that we transited from/to class B airspace, we fractured the rule. The flight segment was all within the area covered by phx approach control. However, the rules change as you go in and out of the fringe area. While no one specifically mentioned this regulation far 91.117(C), further thought about the situation clearly puts this operation requested by engineering in conflict with the rules.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A MAINT TEST FLT REQUIRING DATA AT 5000 FT AND 250 KTS, THE RTE OF FLT TOOK THE ACFT OUT OF AND BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE. NON COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 91 PT 117 WAS THE RESULT.
Narrative: FLYING ENG TEST. TKOF FROM PHX VFR. CLASS B AIRSPACE CTL. REQUESTED HOLDING ON IWA 120 DEG RADIAL. ENGINEERING REQUESTED DATA AT 5000 FT MSL, 250 KTS. AT THE POINT THAT WE EXITED CLASS B AIRSPACE, WE WERE NO LONGER LEGAL. HOWEVER, WE WERE STILL IN CONTACT AND UNDER CTL OF THE APCH CTLR WITH SPECIFIED SQUAWK AND RADIO CONTACT. FAR 91.117(C), AIRSPD UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE, 200 KTS, MISSED APCH. AT THE POINT THAT WE TRANSITED FROM/TO CLASS B AIRSPACE, WE FRACTURED THE RULE. THE FLT SEGMENT WAS ALL WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY PHX APCH CTL. HOWEVER, THE RULES CHANGE AS YOU GO IN AND OUT OF THE FRINGE AREA. WHILE NO ONE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED THIS REG FAR 91.117(C), FURTHER THOUGHT ABOUT THE SIT CLRLY PUTS THIS OP REQUESTED BY ENGINEERING IN CONFLICT WITH THE RULES.
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.