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Commercial rated pilot on pleasure flight requests and is cleared for a 'bay tour' including clearance through the sfo class B airspace generally following a local freeway. While doing so, he flies through an arena tfr at a major sports stadium.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598254 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 598254 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| 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 | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A request to norcal approach was cleared through class B airspace from over the city of san francisco through san francisco air traffic area. After a squawk code and a clearance (xyzw, I think), I was handed off to the tower. The tower gave me a heading of 200 degrees to clear restr airspace. Special event in progress was the reason for the tfr. I am not a sports fan so not aware. I was advised by FSS it is the pilot's responsibility to know when the tfr is in place at sports events. Pilots must be vigilant of their sits in this day and age.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMERCIAL RATED PLT ON PLEASURE FLT REQUESTS AND IS CLRED FOR A 'BAY TOUR' INCLUDING CLRNC THROUGH THE SFO CLASS B AIRSPACE GENERALLY FOLLOWING A LCL FREEWAY. WHILE DOING SO, HE FLIES THROUGH AN ARENA TFR AT A MAJOR SPORTS STADIUM.
Narrative: A REQUEST TO NORCAL APCH WAS CLRED THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE FROM OVER THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO ATA. AFTER A SQUAWK CODE AND A CLRNC (XYZW, I THINK), I WAS HANDED OFF TO THE TWR. THE TWR GAVE ME A HDG OF 200 DEGS TO CLR RESTR AIRSPACE. SPECIAL EVENT IN PROGRESS WAS THE REASON FOR THE TFR. I AM NOT A SPORTS FAN SO NOT AWARE. I WAS ADVISED BY FSS IT IS THE PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW WHEN THE TFR IS IN PLACE AT SPORTS EVENTS. PLTS MUST BE VIGILANT OF THEIR SITS IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
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.