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SA365 EMS pilot neglects to obtain notamed class B airspace restr prior to departure and is advised by ATC while en route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | SA 365 Dauphin 2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : captain other personnel other oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3890 flight time type : 358 |
| ASRS Report | 526278 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A patient flight that I made to the ZZZ area 9/fri/01, was uneventful. I flew a patient again to the ZZZ area during the early morning hours of 10/tue/01. I avoided ZZZ class B as usual and contacted YYY tower for clearance through their class D, as usual. This time, the tower said I should have talked to ZZZ approach. I contacted approach and found out that the class B is no longer an 'upside wedding cake,' that within the lateral boundaries it extends from the surface to 18000 ft. We don't normally check the fdc NOTAMS when we fly VFR to the ZZZ area. Our computer only shows NOTAM (D), but the enhanced class B NOTAM is not posted there.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SA365 EMS PLT NEGLECTS TO OBTAIN NOTAMED CLASS B AIRSPACE RESTR PRIOR TO DEP AND IS ADVISED BY ATC WHILE ENRTE.
Narrative: A PATIENT FLT THAT I MADE TO THE ZZZ AREA 9/FRI/01, WAS UNEVENTFUL. I FLEW A PATIENT AGAIN TO THE ZZZ AREA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HRS OF 10/TUE/01. I AVOIDED ZZZ CLASS B AS USUAL AND CONTACTED YYY TWR FOR CLRNC THROUGH THEIR CLASS D, AS USUAL. THIS TIME, THE TWR SAID I SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO ZZZ APCH. I CONTACTED APCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CLASS B IS NO LONGER AN 'UPSIDE WEDDING CAKE,' THAT WITHIN THE LATERAL BOUNDARIES IT EXTENDS FROM THE SURFACE TO 18000 FT. WE DON'T NORMALLY CHECK THE FDC NOTAMS WHEN WE FLY VFR TO THE ZZZ AREA. OUR COMPUTER ONLY SHOWS NOTAM (D), BUT THE ENHANCED CLASS B NOTAM IS NOT POSTED THERE.
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.