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Pilot of small aircraft on ferry flight attempting to stay below the WX ceiling strayed thru bdl arsa. Pilot was using nos chart only for his navigation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 110783 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bdl |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 110783 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Navigating VFR from norwood, ma, westward the bradley, ct arsa was inadvertently penetrated at 3500-4000' fly under a 4300' overcast. A nos low altitude chart was being used as the sole means of navigation with the belief that arsa were indicated in the airport information listed next to the airport. Arsa are not always listed. Commercial charts are normally used but were not available for this flight. East of bradley flight following was requested and I was advised of the bradley arsa. The use of VFR charts or flight following from liftoff would have prevented the mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ON FERRY FLT ATTEMPTING TO STAY BELOW THE WX CEILING STRAYED THRU BDL ARSA. PLT WAS USING NOS CHART ONLY FOR HIS NAVIGATION.
Narrative: NAVIGATING VFR FROM NORWOOD, MA, WESTWARD THE BRADLEY, CT ARSA WAS INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED AT 3500-4000' FLY UNDER A 4300' OVERCAST. A NOS LOW ALT CHART WAS BEING USED AS THE SOLE MEANS OF NAVIGATION WITH THE BELIEF THAT ARSA WERE INDICATED IN THE ARPT INFORMATION LISTED NEXT TO THE ARPT. ARSA ARE NOT ALWAYS LISTED. COMMERCIAL CHARTS ARE NORMALLY USED BUT WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS FLT. EAST OF BRADLEY FLT FOLLOWING WAS REQUESTED AND I WAS ADVISED OF THE BRADLEY ARSA. THE USE OF VFR CHARTS OR FLT FOLLOWING FROM LIFTOFF WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE MISTAKE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.