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Attributes | |
ACN | 634153 |
Time | |
Date | 200410 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
Flight Plan | None |
Aircraft 2 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 693 flight time type : 675 |
ASRS Report | 634153 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Events | |
Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon flying from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 with a passenger, I inadvertently strayed into class B airspace while my passenger and I were looking at sights on the ground. I then noticed that ZZZ3 was off my left wing and that I was at 5500 ft. As my heart sank, I decided that I should do the same, so I turned right and descended to 2500 ft to exit ZZZ3 airspace. I leveled off at 2500 ft and continued to ZZZ2 airport. As I passed ZZZ airport, I monitored the control tower frequency and heard them talking to another aircraft. ZZZ3 was asking the other aircraft (a cessna) if they had seen another unidented aircraft in their area. He said he had, but couldn't identify it. ZZZ3 tower told them not to bother pursuing further, but the other aircraft decided to chase after me anyway. He got to within 100 yards off to the right of me. I did not see him, but my passenger did. He reported my number to ZZZ3 tower then turned left and passed over my head by less than 200 ft. It was then that I saw the cessna aircraft. I continued to ZZZ2, dropped off my passenger, and continued on to my airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT CLBED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE SIGHTSEEING ON A TRANSIT FLT. HE WAS IDENTED BY ANOTHER ACFT WHOSE PLT CHASED HIM.
Narrative: UPON FLYING FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 WITH A PAX, I INADVERTENTLY STRAYED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE MY PAX AND I WERE LOOKING AT SIGHTS ON THE GND. I THEN NOTICED THAT ZZZ3 WAS OFF MY L WING AND THAT I WAS AT 5500 FT. AS MY HEART SANK, I DECIDED THAT I SHOULD DO THE SAME, SO I TURNED R AND DSNDED TO 2500 FT TO EXIT ZZZ3 AIRSPACE. I LEVELED OFF AT 2500 FT AND CONTINUED TO ZZZ2 ARPT. AS I PASSED ZZZ ARPT, I MONITORED THE CTL TWR FREQ AND HEARD THEM TALKING TO ANOTHER ACFT. ZZZ3 WAS ASKING THE OTHER ACFT (A CESSNA) IF THEY HAD SEEN ANOTHER UNIDENTED ACFT IN THEIR AREA. HE SAID HE HAD, BUT COULDN'T IDENT IT. ZZZ3 TWR TOLD THEM NOT TO BOTHER PURSUING FURTHER, BUT THE OTHER ACFT DECIDED TO CHASE AFTER ME ANYWAY. HE GOT TO WITHIN 100 YARDS OFF TO THE R OF ME. I DID NOT SEE HIM, BUT MY PAX DID. HE RPTED MY NUMBER TO ZZZ3 TWR THEN TURNED L AND PASSED OVER MY HEAD BY LESS THAN 200 FT. IT WAS THEN THAT I SAW THE CESSNA ACFT. I CONTINUED TO ZZZ2, DROPPED OFF MY PAX, AND CONTINUED ON TO MY ARPT.
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.