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A small aircraft pilot failed to contact phx tower before transitioning through their class B airspace while on a VFR flight plan. The pilot did not have the phx frequency available after their GPS unit failed and the sectional fell in an unreachable location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1214013 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201410 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 36 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 500 |
Narrative:
En route between sdl and chd; GPS unit failed. Upon reset; unit cycled off and on repeatedly. Reached for sectional and due to cockpit turbulence sectional ended up between lower legs; continued on the chd airport. Chd tower advised me to contact phx tower regarding 'airspace deviation' I believe.I assumed I was being radar tracked so continued on last known heading and altitude. I was unable to contact phx sky harbor tower or anyone other than sdl tower and chd tower as sectional with all info unreachable. I had chd tower frequency up on radio with sdl tower in backup; not ffz or phx. Should have requested from chd tower ffz frequency and diverted to east. I believe I reverted to 'old memory' VFR landmarks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A small aircraft pilot failed to contact PHX Tower before transitioning through their Class B airspace while on a VFR flight plan. The pilot did not have the PHX frequency available after their GPS unit failed and the sectional fell in an unreachable location.
Narrative: En route between SDL and CHD; GPS unit failed. Upon reset; unit cycled off and on repeatedly. Reached for sectional and due to cockpit turbulence sectional ended up between lower legs; continued on the CHD airport. CHD Tower advised me to contact PHX Tower regarding 'airspace deviation' I believe.I assumed I was being radar tracked so continued on last known heading and altitude. I was unable to contact PHX Sky Harbor Tower or anyone other than SDL Tower and CHD Tower as sectional with all info unreachable. I had CHD Tower frequency up on radio with SDL Tower in backup; not FFZ or PHX. Should have requested from CHD Tower FFZ frequency and diverted to east. I believe I reverted to 'old memory' VFR landmarks.
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