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A C172 pilot lost situational awareness and flew into class B airspace while distracted by the new efb he was using.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 912244 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electronic Flt Bag (EFB) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52 Flight Crew Total 163 Flight Crew Type 113 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
Flight plan was sfra; conditions cavu. Tower approved on course; handed me off to approach. Approach saw transponder. (Note: not sure if it's relevant; but I don't believe ATC actually said 'remain clear of bravo' like they sometimes do. I do understand that this is neither a reason or an excuse -- that one needs explicit clearance into bravo airspace.) I was flying for the first time with a new piece of equipment -- an efb. In a nutshell; I allowed myself to become distracted; and when I regained adequate situational awareness; I was in bravo airspace. I immediately turned 245 and descended to 1;500 MSL; and was out of bravo airspace in a few seconds. ATC never indicated to me that I was in bravo airspace. Not sure if that's the good news or the bad news. It is clear to me that the efb can and does enhance situational awareness when used correctly; but that it should never be allowed to interfere with an active scan; with flying the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 pilot lost situational awareness and flew into Class B airspace while distracted by the new EFB he was using.
Narrative: Flight plan was SFRA; Conditions CAVU. Tower approved on course; handed me off to approach. Approach saw transponder. (Note: not sure if it's relevant; but I don't believe ATC actually said 'remain clear of Bravo' like they sometimes do. I do understand that this is neither a reason or an excuse -- that one needs explicit clearance into Bravo airspace.) I was flying for the first time with a new piece of equipment -- an EFB. In a nutshell; I allowed myself to become distracted; and when I regained adequate situational awareness; I was in Bravo airspace. I immediately turned 245 and descended to 1;500 MSL; and was out of Bravo airspace in a few seconds. ATC never indicated to me that I was in Bravo airspace. Not sure if that's the good news or the bad news. It is clear to me that the EFB can and does enhance situational awareness when used correctly; but that it should never be allowed to interfere with an active scan; with flying the plane.
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.