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Reporter receiving flight following class charlie controller is questioned about violating class delta airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1162880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NRB.Tower |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 980 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
I embarked on a long cross country trip. At the beginning of the third leg; I entered class delta unannounced while on frequency with the local class C controller. It was upon departure from fernandina beach; my second fuel stop. I climbed; southbound; to my cruise altitude of 1;500 ft and called jacksonville approach for flight following which they provided. I was handed off and the next controller asked me if knew I was traversing the mayport class D airspace. I replied that by virtue of talking to jacksonville approach I thought it was ok. He said that's not the way it works! He directed me; and I immediately climbed to 2;500 ft to vacate the class delta. I was puzzled though because that is exactly the way it worked earlier in the day just south of columbia; sc; the north af auxiliary class D. I continued to my destination at 2;500 ft all the while receiving flight following. I feel terrible about being scolded by the controller in jacksonville and have therefore made a commitment to further instruction and review in VFR airspace as well as cross country procedures. Adding airspace brief to my pre-departure checklist and asking the controller when unsure; will prevent a recurrence of this situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Reporter receiving flight following Class Charlie Controller is questioned about violating Class Delta airspace.
Narrative: I embarked on a long cross country trip. At the beginning of the third leg; I entered Class Delta unannounced while on frequency with the local Class C Controller. It was upon departure from Fernandina Beach; my second fuel stop. I climbed; southbound; to my cruise altitude of 1;500 FT and called Jacksonville Approach for flight following which they provided. I was handed off and the next Controller asked me if knew I was traversing the Mayport Class D airspace. I replied that by virtue of talking to Jacksonville Approach I thought it was OK. He said that's not the way it works! He directed me; and I immediately climbed to 2;500 FT to vacate the Class Delta. I was puzzled though because that is exactly the way it worked earlier in the day just south of Columbia; SC; the North AF AUX Class D. I continued to my destination at 2;500 FT all the while receiving flight following. I feel terrible about being scolded by the Controller in Jacksonville and have therefore made a commitment to further instruction and review in VFR airspace as well as cross country procedures. Adding airspace brief to my pre-departure checklist and asking the controller when unsure; will prevent a recurrence of this situation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.