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GA pilot reports penetrating tcm airspace at 2500 ft while attempting to land at plu. Fiddling with GPS is cited as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 815346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : plu.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11.7 flight time total : 720 flight time type : 570 |
| ASRS Report | 815346 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gps other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a pleasure flight to plu; I over-flew the north end of plu runway 34 because I did not have visual contact with the airport. While making a right 180 degree turn to set up for a straight-in to runway 16; I noticed that I had entered tcm airspace. I was approximately 2500 ft MSL and exited their airspace immediately upon taking note of the incursion. No radio contact with tcm was established. Landing at plu continued without incident. Fiddling with GPS to determine location contributed to the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT RPTS PENETRATING TCM AIRSPACE AT 2500 FT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT PLU. FIDDLING WITH GPS IS CITED AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
Narrative: ON A PLEASURE FLT TO PLU; I OVER-FLEW THE N END OF PLU RWY 34 BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE ARPT. WHILE MAKING A R 180 DEG TURN TO SET UP FOR A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 16; I NOTICED THAT I HAD ENTERED TCM AIRSPACE. I WAS APPROX 2500 FT MSL AND EXITED THEIR AIRSPACE IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKING NOTE OF THE INCURSION. NO RADIO CONTACT WITH TCM WAS ESTABLISHED. LNDG AT PLU CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIDDLING WITH GPS TO DETERMINE LOCATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.