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Attributes | |
ACN | 516460 |
Time | |
Date | 200106 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : tup.airport |
State Reference | MS |
Altitude | msl single value : 1500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 65 |
ASRS Report | 516460 |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying an old tail dragger, navigating by handheld GPS, when I entered class D airspace to land, without knowing that a tower had been added to the field since I last landed at this location. I had the current sectional, but failed to refer to it since the handheld GPS had always (in the past) shown airspace boundaries to include class D airspace. In this situation, the database was out of date. I did not realize I was in controled airspace until tupelo tower called me on the radio. I have ordered a new database. This was totally my fault. I was too casual about the area, which was not familiar to me. I should have used the sectional as primary, and GPS as secondary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TAIL DRAGGER PLT USED AN OUTDATED GPS DATABASE, IGNORING HIS CHARTS WHICH WERE IN HIS POSSESSION, AND BLUNDERED INTO TUP CLASS D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING AN OLD TAIL DRAGGER, NAVING BY HANDHELD GPS, WHEN I ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE TO LAND, WITHOUT KNOWING THAT A TWR HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE FIELD SINCE I LAST LANDED AT THIS LOCATION. I HAD THE CURRENT SECTIONAL, BUT FAILED TO REFER TO IT SINCE THE HANDHELD GPS HAD ALWAYS (IN THE PAST) SHOWN AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE CLASS D AIRSPACE. IN THIS SIT, THE DATABASE WAS OUT OF DATE. I DID NOT REALIZE I WAS IN CTLED AIRSPACE UNTIL TUPELO TWR CALLED ME ON THE RADIO. I HAVE ORDERED A NEW DATABASE. THIS WAS TOTALLY MY FAULT. I WAS TOO CASUAL ABOUT THE AREA, WHICH WAS NOT FAMILIAR TO ME. I SHOULD HAVE USED THE SECTIONAL AS PRIMARY, AND GPS AS SECONDARY.
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.