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Attributes | |
ACN | 588344 |
Time | |
Date | 200307 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : hou.airport |
State Reference | TX |
Altitude | agl single value : 600 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon |
Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
Make Model Name | Jet Ranger/Kiowa/206 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air taxi |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 146 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 1089 |
ASRS Report | 588344 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : local |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance ATC Facility |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jul/fri/03, I was dispatched on a part 135 flight from ZZZ airport to an offshore oil platform located approximately 5 mi south of ZZZ1, us. On jul/sat/03, I was dispatched to a satellite oil platform that has no communication capability. Wihtout shutting down, I departed for ZZZ airport. I proceeded to a point approximately 15 mi southeast of ZZZ airport and tuned in ZZZ ATIS. My altitude at this point was between 600-700 ft AGL. I did not hear that ZZZ ATIS indicated tfr information available on ZZZ2 county radio frequency. At approximately 13 mi southeast of ZZZ I contacted ZZZ tower for class B clearance to the south helicopter pad. I received a transponder code and clearance into ZZZ class B approximately 3 mi south of the ZZZ airport. The tower operator directed me to contact the ZZZ approach control supervisor at a telephone number which I was given. Immediately after landing I contacted the supervisor who notified me that a tfr was active and that I had made an improper incursion. The approach control supervisor requested my full name, address, and pilot license number. I apologized for any problem that I may have caused. I explained that I had been on an offshore oil platform for 2 days and had no idea that a tfr had been established.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL 206 HELI, RETURNING FROM AN OIL RIG TRIP, ILLEGALLY ENTERS A TEMPORARY TFR WHEN 13 MI SE OF ZZZ, US.
Narrative: ON JUL/FRI/03, I WAS DISPATCHED ON A PART 135 FLT FROM ZZZ ARPT TO AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM LOCATED APPROX 5 MI S OF ZZZ1, US. ON JUL/SAT/03, I WAS DISPATCHED TO A SATELLITE OIL PLATFORM THAT HAS NO COM CAPABILITY. WIHTOUT SHUTTING DOWN, I DEPARTED FOR ZZZ ARPT. I PROCEEDED TO A POINT APPROX 15 MI SE OF ZZZ ARPT AND TUNED IN ZZZ ATIS. MY ALT AT THIS POINT WAS BTWN 600-700 FT AGL. I DID NOT HEAR THAT ZZZ ATIS INDICATED TFR INFO AVAILABLE ON ZZZ2 COUNTY RADIO FREQ. AT APPROX 13 MI SE OF ZZZ I CONTACTED ZZZ TWR FOR CLASS B CLRNC TO THE S HELI PAD. I RECEIVED A XPONDER CODE AND CLRNC INTO ZZZ CLASS B APPROX 3 MI S OF THE ZZZ ARPT. THE TWR OPERATOR DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT THE ZZZ APCH CTL SUPVR AT A TELEPHONE NUMBER WHICH I WAS GIVEN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LNDG I CONTACTED THE SUPVR WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT A TFR WAS ACTIVE AND THAT I HAD MADE AN IMPROPER INCURSION. THE APCH CTL SUPVR REQUESTED MY FULL NAME, ADDRESS, AND PLT LICENSE NUMBER. I APOLOGIZED FOR ANY PROB THAT I MAY HAVE CAUSED. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD BEEN ON AN OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM FOR 2 DAYS AND HAD NO IDEA THAT A TFR HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED.
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.