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Lancair 235 pilot reported a class D airspace incursion due to frequency congestion and poor radio coverage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1545377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GYH.Airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Lancair 235 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 640 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was flying to gyh with VFR flight following. There were scattered clouds at 6;000 feet and at 3;000 feet MSL. Ten miles out from gyh; greer approach asked if I had the airport in sight and I replied that I didn't due to clouds and would advise when I had visual contact. After I descended below the scattered clouds and saw the airport; I advised greer approach and requested a frequency change. The controller was busy with other traffic and didn't respond. When the frequency was clear; I again made the request and again; got no response. On the third attempt; the controller finally granted a frequency change but by that time I was well within the gyh class D airspace; essentially in the pattern. I contacted gyh tower and the controller was very gracious about it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Lancair 235 pilot reported a Class D airspace incursion due to frequency congestion and poor radio coverage.
Narrative: I was flying to GYH with VFR flight following. There were scattered clouds at 6;000 feet and at 3;000 feet MSL. Ten miles out from GYH; Greer approach asked if I had the airport in sight and I replied that I didn't due to clouds and would advise when I had visual contact. After I descended below the scattered clouds and saw the airport; I advised Greer approach and requested a frequency change. The controller was busy with other traffic and didn't respond. When the frequency was clear; I again made the request and again; got no response. On the third attempt; the controller finally granted a frequency change but by that time I was well within the GYH class D airspace; essentially in the pattern. I contacted GYH tower and the controller was very gracious about it.
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.