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A uav pilot receiving instruction allowed the aircraft to stray into airspace outside of that for which it had been cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZMP.ARTCC |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 9 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 4300 Flight Crew Type 3300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types |
Narrative:
Our mq-9 predator aircraft was cleared to operate in ATC blocks M1; M2 and M3 from FL200 to FL220. The aircraft was piloted by myself as a pilot under instruction. Training was being conducted by the instructor pilot during the transit east through our assigned airspace. The aircraft continued east from block M3 to M4 and the aircrew discussed that we had not yet asked for this block. Minneapolis center was immediately contacted to obtain clearance from blocks M1; 2; 3 to blocks M4; 5 and 6. ATC noted that we were in block M4 and verified that our current clearance was for blocks M1-3 and then gave us clearance to operate in blocks M4-6.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A UAV pilot receiving instruction allowed the aircraft to stray into airspace outside of that for which it had been cleared.
Narrative: Our MQ-9 Predator aircraft was cleared to operate in ATC blocks M1; M2 and M3 from FL200 to FL220. The aircraft was piloted by myself as a pilot under instruction. Training was being conducted by the instructor pilot during the transit east through our assigned airspace. The aircraft continued east from block M3 to M4 and the aircrew discussed that we had not yet asked for this block. Minneapolis Center was immediately contacted to obtain clearance from blocks M1; 2; 3 to blocks M4; 5 and 6. ATC noted that we were in block M4 and verified that our current clearance was for blocks M1-3 and then gave us clearance to operate in blocks M4-6.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.