Narrative:

It was a helicopter training flight which was originally planned as hovering practice. The student progressed well on hovering practice and I decided to fly in traffic pattern. We inadvertently forgot that not only was this an air traffic area but also a control zone with ft campbell, ky. The mins were below that for IFR but alright for SVFR. Our radio was in shop for repair. We flew approximately 10 mins in traffic pattern before we realized we could not do this. We maintained VFR conditions all during the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI ON TRAINING FLT PENETRATED CKV ATA NORDO.

Narrative: IT WAS A HELI TRAINING FLT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED AS HOVERING PRACTICE. THE STUDENT PROGRESSED WELL ON HOVERING PRACTICE AND I DECIDED TO FLY IN TFC PATTERN. WE INADVERTENTLY FORGOT THAT NOT ONLY WAS THIS AN ATA BUT ALSO A CTL ZONE WITH FT CAMPBELL, KY. THE MINS WERE BELOW THAT FOR IFR BUT ALRIGHT FOR SVFR. OUR RADIO WAS IN SHOP FOR REPAIR. WE FLEW APPROX 10 MINS IN TFC PATTERN BEFORE WE REALIZED WE COULD NOT DO THIS. WE MAINTAINED VFR CONDITIONS ALL DURING THE FLT.

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.