Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of arsa.

Attributes
ACN	201246
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mli
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mli
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 194
ASRS Report	201246
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Passed through without radio contact 2 times. Once outbound, once inbound, same flight altitude and path both times. I thought floor of arsa was higher than 2000 ft, 4000 to 5000 ft min for the floor. Corrective actions would be to look at VFR map and procedure for VFR flight I have been training for IFR rating for over 2 yrs so VFR flts have been very far and few between. Also the time I was in the arsa I was descending to 1700 ft MSL or rising in altitude so the flight path was just clipping the corners.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF ARSA.

Narrative: PASSED THROUGH WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT 2 TIMES. ONCE OUTBOUND, ONCE INBOUND, SAME FLT ALT AND PATH BOTH TIMES. I THOUGHT FLOOR OF ARSA WAS HIGHER THAN 2000 FT, 4000 TO 5000 FT MIN FOR THE FLOOR. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WOULD BE TO LOOK AT VFR MAP AND PROC FOR VFR FLT I HAVE BEEN TRAINING FOR IFR RATING FOR OVER 2 YRS SO VFR FLTS HAVE BEEN VERY FAR AND FEW BTWN. ALSO THE TIME I WAS IN THE ARSA I WAS DSNDING TO 1700 FT MSL OR RISING IN ALT SO THE FLT PATH WAS JUST CLIPPING THE CORNERS.

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.