FSDO investigating incident where reporter may have entered pbf control zone.

Attributes
ACN	195706
Time
Date	199111
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbf
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	195706
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight into pbf. Approached pbf from west, line of cloud cover to the east of pbf. Landed at pbf without incident. Contacted by lit FSDO on ground and told that I might have operated in pbf control zone, without a proper IFR clearance. Told FAA employee that the WX to the west of pbf was VFR and that I had not encountered any IMC. FSS employee at pbf expressed his opinion that area to west of pbf was VFR and that in fact it was possible that I had not encountered IMC. I was informed by FAA personnel that they were investigating this possible incident. I am making this report as timely as possible with concern to the recent holidays.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FSDO INVESTIGATING INCIDENT WHERE RPTR MAY HAVE ENTERED PBF CTL ZONE.

Narrative: VFR FLT INTO PBF. APCHED PBF FROM W, LINE OF CLOUD COVER TO THE E OF PBF. LANDED AT PBF WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTACTED BY LIT FSDO ON GND AND TOLD THAT I MIGHT HAVE OPERATED IN PBF CTL ZONE, WITHOUT A PROPER IFR CLRNC. TOLD FAA EMPLOYEE THAT THE WX TO THE W OF PBF WAS VFR AND THAT I HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY IMC. FSS EMPLOYEE AT PBF EXPRESSED HIS OPINION THAT AREA TO W OF PBF WAS VFR AND THAT IN FACT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT I HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED IMC. I WAS INFORMED BY FAA PERSONNEL THAT THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THIS POSSIBLE INCIDENT. I AM MAKING THIS RPT AS TIMELY AS POSSIBLE WITH CONCERN TO THE RECENT HOLIDAYS.

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.