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B06 pilot attributes class D airspace violation to the fact that only a CTAF frequency and no tower was depicted on the current commercial chart for gtr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 631976 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gtr.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gtr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Jet Ranger Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 631976 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying VFR en route. I was utilizing the current low altitude en route commercial chart dated may/xa/04. My route carried me over columbus west point (golden triangle regional) airport. On the chart commercial side, there is no mention of control tower frequency. Also on the chart it lists the CTAF as 122.8. As I approached the airport approximately 5 mi out, I was calling my position on 122.8. As I crossed midfield, the unicom said there is a tower and gave me the frequency. I then called the tower and he advised me that I had blown through his airspace without calling for clearance. This is the first time that I have found that the CTAF listed on face of the chart isn't accurate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B06 PLT ATTRIBUTES CLASS D AIRSPACE VIOLATION TO THE FACT THAT ONLY A CTAF FREQ AND NO TWR WAS DEPICTED ON THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL CHART FOR GTR.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING VFR ENRTE. I WAS UTILIZING THE CURRENT LOW ALT ENRTE COMMERCIAL CHART DATED MAY/XA/04. MY RTE CARRIED ME OVER COLUMBUS W POINT (GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL) ARPT. ON THE CHART COMMERCIAL SIDE, THERE IS NO MENTION OF CTL TWR FREQ. ALSO ON THE CHART IT LISTS THE CTAF AS 122.8. AS I APCHED THE ARPT APPROX 5 MI OUT, I WAS CALLING MY POS ON 122.8. AS I CROSSED MIDFIELD, THE UNICOM SAID THERE IS A TWR AND GAVE ME THE FREQ. I THEN CALLED THE TWR AND HE ADVISED ME THAT I HAD BLOWN THROUGH HIS AIRSPACE WITHOUT CALLING FOR CLRNC. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT THE CTAF LISTED ON FACE OF THE CHART ISN'T ACCURATE.
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.