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A cessna pilot reported a possible hou class B airspace violation while receiving ATC flight following service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1338136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HOU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach Vectors Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 200 Flight Crew Type 75 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I was on a local flight from ksgr to [intended destination] I had requested flight following and was given a squawk code prior to departure from ksgr. I was instructed to remain clear of the class bravo airspace by the ksgr tower and then instructed to contact houston approach. Upon contacting houston approach I requested an altitude of 3;500 feet (which would have potentially taken me into class bravo airspace) and a direct route to [my intended destination] with flight following. I was cleared to 3;500 feet and given a few vectors then told to resume own navigation and was cleared direct to [my intended destination]. About half way to [my intended destination] my passenger was not feeling well so we decided to abort the flight and return to ksgr. I informed approach that we wanted to return to ksgr and was asked to make a right 180 degree turn and then cleared direct to ksgr at or below 3;000 feet the controller made a comment that I was 'right in the middle of the approach corridor to houston hobby' I do not think I actually breached the class bravo airspace without permission or without being vectored into it by approach however I do not remember actually getting formal permission to enter the airspace. The channel was busy and I may have missed it. I just wanted to be on the safe side in case I inadvertently misunderstood my clearance. At no time was I told by ATC that I was in violation of the airspace nor was I asked to contact anyone upon the conclusion of the flight. I returned back to ksgr without incident and terminated radar services with the ksgr tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Cessna pilot reported a possible HOU Class B airspace violation while receiving ATC Flight Following service.
Narrative: I was on a local flight from KSGR to [intended destination] I had requested flight following and was given a squawk code prior to departure from KSGR. I was instructed to remain clear of the Class Bravo Airspace by the KSGR Tower and then instructed to contact Houston Approach. Upon contacting Houston approach I requested an altitude of 3;500 feet (which would have potentially taken me into Class Bravo airspace) and a direct route to [my intended destination] with Flight Following. I was cleared to 3;500 feet and given a few vectors then told to resume own navigation and was cleared direct to [my intended destination]. About half way to [my intended destination] my passenger was not feeling well so we decided to abort the flight and return to KSGR. I informed approach that we wanted to return to KSGR and was asked to make a right 180 degree turn and then cleared direct to KSGR at or Below 3;000 feet the controller made a comment that I was 'right in the middle of the approach corridor to Houston Hobby' I do not think I actually breached the class Bravo airspace without permission or without being vectored into it by approach however I do not remember actually getting formal permission to enter the airspace. The channel was busy and I may have missed it. I just wanted to be on the safe side in case I inadvertently misunderstood my clearance. At no time was I told by ATC that I was in violation of the airspace nor was I asked to contact anyone upon the conclusion of the flight. I returned back to KSGR without incident and terminated radar services with the KSGR Tower.
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.