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Flm processing a pilot deviation discovers that a note concerning class B airspace located inside R2501N on the los angeles VFR sectional was the cause of the pilots confusion. The pilot also reported and stated that he was on the wrong GPS display setting; which was the main reason for the airspace entry.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 919243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZLA.ARTCC |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Supervisor / CIC |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 1300 Flight Crew Type 1260 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
I arrived at work and was assigned to the OM desk for the evening shift. The flm assigned to the omic position was processing a pilot deviation. He briefed me on the following. A C210 had flown VFR through R2501N at 9;500 without authorization. He was not in communications with ATC at the time. When the omic [operations manager in charge] later talked to the pilot; the pilot stated that he had looked at the chart and thought the restricted area was hot 7;000 and below. During the conversation he realized his error and was very apologetic. Later in the afternoon I looked at the los angeles sectional dated 1 jul 2010 to see if I could figure out why the pilot was confused about the altitude. It became very obvious as soon as I looked at the sectional. The following information is printed directly under the R-2501N label: examples of class B altitudes;70 - ceiling in hundreds of feet MSL; 30 - floor in hundreds of feet MSL; los angeles terminal area pilots are encouraged to use the los angeles VFR terminal area chart for flights at or below 10;000. The information on this sectional pertaining to class B altitudes should be printed within the terminal area; not within the restricted airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLM processing a pilot deviation discovers that a note concerning Class B airspace located inside R2501N on the Los Angeles VFR sectional was the cause of the pilots confusion. The pilot also reported and stated that he was on the wrong GPS display setting; which was the main reason for the airspace entry.
Narrative: I arrived at work and was assigned to the OM desk for the evening shift. The FLM assigned to the OMIC position was processing a pilot deviation. He briefed me on the following. A C210 had flown VFR through R2501N at 9;500 without authorization. He was not in communications with ATC at the time. When the OMIC [Operations Manager In Charge] later talked to the pilot; the pilot stated that he had looked at the chart and thought the restricted area was hot 7;000 and below. During the conversation he realized his error and was very apologetic. Later in the afternoon I looked at the Los Angeles Sectional dated 1 JUL 2010 to see if I could figure out why the pilot was confused about the altitude. It became very obvious as soon as I looked at the sectional. The following information is printed directly under the R-2501N label: Examples of Class B Altitudes;70 - Ceiling in hundreds of feet MSL; 30 - Floor in hundreds of feet MSL; Los Angeles Terminal Area Pilots are encouraged to use the Los Angeles VFR Terminal Area Chart for flights at or below 10;000. The information on this sectional pertaining to Class B Altitudes should be printed within the terminal area; not within the restricted airspace.
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.