Narrative:

I was on a return trip from fresno, ca. I had been flying with flight following for the entire trip from fresno, when joshua let me loose. Unable to continue, told me to try las vegas approach in about 20 mi to see if they could help me further. That was approximately 50-60 mi outside of las vegas. At 11500 ft, the turbulence was getting fairly rough. A short period of time later I was told by 2 of my passenger that they were feeling sick. I gave them sick sacks and asked them to try and hold on. We were about 15 mins out according to the GPS. There is a mountain ridge approximately 25 mi west of las vegas that we needed to clear and then we began down. As we descended the turbulence became more and more severe as is typical at this time of day. My passenger became sicker and sicker. In an effort to stay out of the class B airspace, I was diving at about 1000 FPM on course for henderson. Finally, my passenger started throwing up, as the plane was being buffeted pretty good. I decided that it was time to slow all this down, by pulling the gear down. To do this, however, I needed to slow the plane down so I raised the nose in an effort to bleed off some speed. I believe this is how I got into the class B airspace. As soon as the gear comes out, the nose drops dramatically on a bonanza and we continued on our descent, at a +/- 1000 FPM rate, although much more stable and slower this time. In the process of slowing down by pulling the nose up, there was an airliner, at approximately 11 O'clock position at the same level (the jet reported 6500 ft) as I was, when I pulled the gear. He thought it necessary to pull up although we were probably 1-2 mi in separation, and he thought that I was then diving (when the gear came down) to avoid him. When I landed in henderson, I was advised to contact las vegas, I thought I had just missed the airspace, but apparently not. The lady that I spoke to said that I had just cut the corner, however, another person I spoke to said I was definitely in the airspace. I, now was just sick over this, as I do understand the severity of this! In looking back, the way to have avoided all of this, is to have contacted approach at the 40 mi mark in spite of the turbulence, and then pulled my gear at that time. I would have made the approach control aware of my vomiting passenger and asked for the most direct route to henderson where I am based. In the future I will not even think about not using approach for all entries into the area, as I have every time I have approached from the north, east, or west before.

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Title: A BE35 SINGLE PLT, IN L30 AIRSPACE, CREATED SEVERAL PROBS FOR HIMSELF AFTER HE BECAME ANXIOUS DUE TO SICK PAX. HIS UNPREDICTABLE AND ROUGH HANDLING OF HIS ACFT CONTRIBUTED TO AN ACR TAKING EVASIVE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO A TCASII RA.

Narrative: I WAS ON A RETURN TRIP FROM FRESNO, CA. I HAD BEEN FLYING WITH FLT FOLLOWING FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP FROM FRESNO, WHEN JOSHUA LET ME LOOSE. UNABLE TO CONTINUE, TOLD ME TO TRY LAS VEGAS APCH IN ABOUT 20 MI TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME FURTHER. THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MI OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS. AT 11500 FT, THE TURB WAS GETTING FAIRLY ROUGH. A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME LATER I WAS TOLD BY 2 OF MY PAX THAT THEY WERE FEELING SICK. I GAVE THEM SICK SACKS AND ASKED THEM TO TRY AND HOLD ON. WE WERE ABOUT 15 MINS OUT ACCORDING TO THE GPS. THERE IS A MOUNTAIN RIDGE APPROX 25 MI W OF LAS VEGAS THAT WE NEEDED TO CLEAR AND THEN WE BEGAN DOWN. AS WE DSNDED THE TURB BECAME MORE AND MORE SEVERE AS IS TYPICAL AT THIS TIME OF DAY. MY PAX BECAME SICKER AND SICKER. IN AN EFFORT TO STAY OUT OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, I WAS DIVING AT ABOUT 1000 FPM ON COURSE FOR HENDERSON. FINALLY, MY PAX STARTED THROWING UP, AS THE PLANE WAS BEING BUFFETED PRETTY GOOD. I DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO SLOW ALL THIS DOWN, BY PULLING THE GEAR DOWN. TO DO THIS, HOWEVER, I NEEDED TO SLOW THE PLANE DOWN SO I RAISED THE NOSE IN AN EFFORT TO BLEED OFF SOME SPEED. I BELIEVE THIS IS HOW I GOT INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. AS SOON AS THE GEAR COMES OUT, THE NOSE DROPS DRAMATICALLY ON A BONANZA AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR DSCNT, AT A +/- 1000 FPM RATE, ALTHOUGH MUCH MORE STABLE AND SLOWER THIS TIME. IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN BY PULLING THE NOSE UP, THERE WAS AN AIRLINER, AT APPROXIMATELY 11 O'CLOCK POS AT THE SAME LEVEL (THE JET RPTED 6500 FT) AS I WAS, WHEN I PULLED THE GEAR. HE THOUGHT IT NECESSARY TO PULL UP ALTHOUGH WE WERE PROBABLY 1-2 MI IN SEPARATION, AND HE THOUGHT THAT I WAS THEN DIVING (WHEN THE GEAR CAME DOWN) TO AVOID HIM. WHEN I LANDED IN HENDERSON, I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT LAS VEGAS, I THOUGHT I HAD JUST MISSED THE AIRSPACE, BUT APPARENTLY NOT. THE LADY THAT I SPOKE TO SAID THAT I HAD JUST CUT THE CORNER, HOWEVER, ANOTHER PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID I WAS DEFINITELY IN THE AIRSPACE. I, NOW WAS JUST SICK OVER THIS, AS I DO UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THIS! IN LOOKING BACK, THE WAY TO HAVE AVOIDED ALL OF THIS, IS TO HAVE CONTACTED APCH AT THE 40 MI MARK IN SPITE OF THE TURB, AND THEN PULLED MY GEAR AT THAT TIME. I WOULD HAVE MADE THE APCH CTL AWARE OF MY VOMITING PAX AND ASKED FOR THE MOST DIRECT RTE TO HENDERSON WHERE I AM BASED. IN THE FUTURE I WILL NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT NOT USING APCH FOR ALL ENTRIES INTO THE AREA, AS I HAVE EVERY TIME I HAVE APCHED FROM THE N, E, OR W BEFORE.

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.