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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1681909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FFZ.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 68 Flight Crew Total 797 Flight Crew Type 151 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Departed falcon field from 22R flying straight out with a slight deviation to the northeast while heading to a plotted way-point the plane was lifted in a turbulent updraft of approximately 2000ft per minute. While trying to maintain control of the aircraft and stabilize my flight I may have entered the lower section of the class B 5000-9000 shelf directly to the east of falcon field before getting under the 7000-9000 shelf. I was fully aware of the airspace along my route and my intent was to remain under the class bravo airspace. When I encountered the updraft my focus was on controlling the aircraft and preventing any damage. By the time the event was over I realized I was in the bravo and made immediate corrective action to clear the airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported uncontrollable climb from turbulent updraft; resulted in airspace deviation.
Narrative: Departed Falcon Field from 22R flying straight out with a slight deviation to the NE while heading to a plotted way-point the plane was lifted in a turbulent updraft of approximately 2000ft per minute. While trying to maintain control of the aircraft and stabilize my flight I may have entered the lower section of the Class B 5000-9000 shelf directly to the east of falcon field before getting under the 7000-9000 shelf. I was fully aware of the airspace along my route and my intent was to remain under the class Bravo airspace. When I encountered the updraft my focus was on controlling the aircraft and preventing any damage. By the time the event was over I realized I was in the bravo and made immediate corrective action to clear the airspace.
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.