Pilot in small aircraft aircraft flying solo was practicing instrument flying and inadvertently strayed into air traffic area while attempting to contact the tower on the wrong frequency. Was using out of date charts.

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Attributes
ACN	112825
Time
Date	198905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ash
State Reference	NH
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ash
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	112825
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew out of manchester. Was practicing some NDB and VOR tracking and some apches to nashua. I had old sectionals and low level charts. As a result I was on the wrong frequencys. I was trying to fly by the instruments and was staying below the clouds. I was looking out up and the clouds in some areas were lower and I was staying the same distance below them. Even though they were real thin I found myself real low and returned to proper altitude. I will always fly with new charts and use a safety pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN SMA ACFT FLYING SOLO WAS PRACTICING INSTRUMENT FLYING AND INADVERTENTLY STRAYED INTO ATA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT THE TWR ON THE WRONG FREQ. WAS USING OUT OF DATE CHARTS.

Narrative: I FLEW OUT OF MANCHESTER. WAS PRACTICING SOME NDB AND VOR TRACKING AND SOME APCHES TO NASHUA. I HAD OLD SECTIONALS AND LOW LEVEL CHARTS. AS A RESULT I WAS ON THE WRONG FREQS. I WAS TRYING TO FLY BY THE INSTRUMENTS AND WAS STAYING BELOW THE CLOUDS. I WAS LOOKING OUT UP AND THE CLOUDS IN SOME AREAS WERE LOWER AND I WAS STAYING THE SAME DISTANCE BELOW THEM. EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REAL THIN I FOUND MYSELF REAL LOW AND RETURNED TO PROPER ALT. I WILL ALWAYS FLY WITH NEW CHARTS AND USE A SAFETY PLT.

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.