Charter aircraft entered slc class B without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	586982
Time
Date	200307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	586982
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR to slc. Cleared into class B airspace. Given altitude of 6500 ft and follow shoreline to visual chkpoint 'lagoon amusement park.' copilot entered 'vpcvi' instead of 'vplgn' in error and I did not catch it. About 5 mi from 'lagoon' lies 'vpcai.' approach then asked us to descend 6000 ft which took us out of class B. We then proceeded to 'vpcvi' and approach informed us that we cut just inside of class B. Contributing factor: smoke from brush fire, haze, facing early morning sun caused over-reliance on FMS/GPS to pinpoint position and navigation. Contributing factors: was error in inputting waypoint into FMS (they are very close together). Also, I suggest that once cleared into class B, ATC should not give a pilot vectors or altitudes taking him out of class B, necessitating yet another class B clearance. Especially if the plane announced its intentions to land at the primary airport. We had to ask the controller several times if we were cleared into class B after being given vectors at altitudes which would have taken us into class B. Then to be vectored or asked to descend out of class B airspace and expect to be reclred back into 'class B airspace' is a bit much in a very busy terminal area!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTER ACFT ENTERED SLC CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: VFR TO SLC. CLRED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. GIVEN ALT OF 6500 FT AND FOLLOW SHORELINE TO VISUAL CHKPOINT 'LAGOON AMUSEMENT PARK.' COPLT ENTERED 'VPCVI' INSTEAD OF 'VPLGN' IN ERROR AND I DID NOT CATCH IT. ABOUT 5 MI FROM 'LAGOON' LIES 'VPCAI.' APCH THEN ASKED US TO DSND 6000 FT WHICH TOOK US OUT OF CLASS B. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO 'VPCVI' AND APCH INFORMED US THAT WE CUT JUST INSIDE OF CLASS B. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: SMOKE FROM BRUSH FIRE, HAZE, FACING EARLY MORNING SUN CAUSED OVER-RELIANCE ON FMS/GPS TO PINPOINT POS AND NAV. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WAS ERROR IN INPUTTING WAYPOINT INTO FMS (THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER). ALSO, I SUGGEST THAT ONCE CLRED INTO CLASS B, ATC SHOULD NOT GIVE A PLT VECTORS OR ALTS TAKING HIM OUT OF CLASS B, NECESSITATING YET ANOTHER CLASS B CLRNC. ESPECIALLY IF THE PLANE ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTIONS TO LAND AT THE PRIMARY ARPT. WE HAD TO ASK THE CTLR SEVERAL TIMES IF WE WERE CLRED INTO CLASS B AFTER BEING GIVEN VECTORS AT ALTS WHICH WOULD HAVE TAKEN US INTO CLASS B. THEN TO BE VECTORED OR ASKED TO DSND OUT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE AND EXPECT TO BE RECLRED BACK INTO 'CLASS B AIRSPACE' IS A BIT MUCH IN A VERY BUSY TERMINAL AREA!

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.