Unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	156434
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 55 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	156434
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Second x-country (solo) flight as a student pilot. Flying VFR in an small aircraft. Departure point apa, cruise altitude 8500'. Route of flight apa-fnl-6XY-apa. Began descent at 15 NM southeast of fnl. Light turbulence and light scattered rain in area. Verga and rain seen to north. Fnl reported 8000 broken, 40 mi visibility. WX experienced was not reported in information obtained during flight through flight watch. Decision was made to divert to bjc airport. During diversion a misinterp of a chkpoint was made which lead to a wrong course heading. Inadvertently entered TCA and air traffic area den west/O radio communication/permission. Once location realized through visibility did an immediate change in direction (180 degree) was made to exit the area. Continued on to bjc and landed at bjc. Once the decision was made to divert and new heading taken, a helpful action would have been to contact den approach and request flight following and heading to bjc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: SECOND X-COUNTRY (SOLO) FLT AS A STUDENT PLT. FLYING VFR IN AN SMA. DEP POINT APA, CRUISE ALT 8500'. RTE OF FLT APA-FNL-6XY-APA. BEGAN DSNT AT 15 NM SE OF FNL. LIGHT TURB AND LIGHT SCATTERED RAIN IN AREA. VERGA AND RAIN SEEN TO N. FNL RPTED 8000 BKN, 40 MI VISIBILITY. WX EXPERIENCED WAS NOT RPTED IN INFO OBTAINED DURING FLT THROUGH FLT WATCH. DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO BJC ARPT. DURING DIVERSION A MISINTERP OF A CHKPOINT WAS MADE WHICH LEAD TO A WRONG COURSE HDG. INADVERTENTLY ENTERED TCA AND ATA DEN W/O RADIO COM/PERMISSION. ONCE LOCATION REALIZED THROUGH VIS DID AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN DIRECTION (180 DEG) WAS MADE TO EXIT THE AREA. CONTINUED ON TO BJC AND LANDED AT BJC. ONCE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT AND NEW HDG TAKEN, A HELPFUL ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO CONTACT DEN APCH AND REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING AND HDG TO BJC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.