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Uncoord unauthorized penetration of class east airspace at a non tower airport with marginal WX conditions by an EMS helicopter at ZZZ, us.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | MBB-BK 117A-1 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 512120 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
XA20, may/fri/01. I lifted off the pad at YYY from hospital. The WX was 900 ft broken, 5 mi visibility. Destination airport becomes class east airspace upon airport closure. I was inbound. I got 1.5 mi into the surface area when I realized I needed an SVFR clearance into the class east airspace. By the time I had dialed in approach, I was already 1 mi away from the airport. I made my last call on CTAF and landed at ZZZ. Solution: pay closer attention to the WX (ASOS and AWOS, etc).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UNCOORD UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS E AIRSPACE AT A NON TWR ARPT WITH MARGINAL WX CONDITIONS BY AN EMS HELI AT ZZZ, US.
Narrative: XA20, MAY/FRI/01. I LIFTED OFF THE PAD AT YYY FROM HOSPITAL. THE WX WAS 900 FT BROKEN, 5 MI VISIBILITY. DEST ARPT BECOMES CLASS E AIRSPACE UPON ARPT CLOSURE. I WAS INBOUND. I GOT 1.5 MI INTO THE SURFACE AREA WHEN I REALIZED I NEEDED AN SVFR CLRNC INTO THE CLASS E AIRSPACE. BY THE TIME I HAD DIALED IN APCH, I WAS ALREADY 1 MI AWAY FROM THE ARPT. I MADE MY LAST CALL ON CTAF AND LANDED AT ZZZ. SOLUTION: PAY CLOSER ATTN TO THE WX (ASOS AND AWOS, ETC).
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.