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Two pilots sharing the flying and navigating tasks fail to avoid the class D airspace surrounding ues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 845248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | UES.Airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
On a day; VFR flight to oshkosh for the annual eaa airshow; I was traveling with another pilot. I was flying and asked him to navigate. We were using GPS to fly directly to our intended waypoint; ripon; which is the start of the VFR arrival procedure into oshkosh during the eaa show. He was monitoring our progress on a current chicago sectional chart. I asked him to keep me apprised of any controlled airspace. As we were flying I happened to see that we were close (about 3-4 miles) to a large runway. It turned out to be ues; waukesha; wi. I turned the plane abruptly; directly away from the airport; but estimate that we penetrated the class D airspace without contacting the tower by about one half to one mile. Although the other pilot is an experienced private pilot who has made the trip to oshkosh by himself or with me or others at least a dozen times; I should probably not have relied on anyone else to navigate and should have kept the chart myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two pilots sharing the flying and navigating tasks fail to avoid the Class D airspace surrounding UES.
Narrative: On a day; VFR flight to Oshkosh for the annual EAA airshow; I was traveling with another pilot. I was flying and asked him to navigate. We were using GPS to fly directly to our intended waypoint; Ripon; which is the start of the VFR arrival procedure into Oshkosh during the EAA show. He was monitoring our progress on a current Chicago Sectional chart. I asked him to keep me apprised of any controlled airspace. As we were flying I happened to see that we were close (about 3-4 miles) to a large runway. It turned out to be UES; Waukesha; WI. I turned the plane abruptly; directly away from the airport; but estimate that we penetrated the class D airspace without contacting the tower by about one half to one mile. Although the other pilot is an experienced private pilot who has made the trip to Oshkosh by himself or with me or others at least a dozen times; I should probably not have relied on anyone else to navigate and should have kept the chart myself.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.