Unauthorized uncoord penetration of airspace. Proximity of air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	210863
Time
Date	199205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : smo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	210863
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was VFR 1500 ft MSL in downtown la and my son started vomiting, which in turn made my wife sick (vomiting), and in the confusion that arose from this, I found I had gotten off course and broken smo's airspace. I was heading right at lax so I made an almost 180 degree turn and was heading midfield over smo. By the time I found smo in my flight guide and could talk to them, I had crossed midfield at 1500 ft. I did then talk to tower and got clearance to land and there was no problem with other traffic. However, the tower was not happy with me and told me to call them when I landed. I did this and explained about the family getting sick, and that things had gotten a little bit messy for me up there and I was doing the best I could at the time for the mess I was in. They said I shouldn't have done it anyway. I don't think there is anything anyone could do about the sickness problem but for myself in the future, I think I will raise my own VFR min ceilings/visibility min in a TCA. 3 mi visibility with a 2200 ft ceiling I don't think is enough. Not in la anyway. I will not fly under those conditions again anyway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED UNCOORD PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF ATA.

Narrative: I WAS VFR 1500 FT MSL IN DOWNTOWN LA AND MY SON STARTED VOMITING, WHICH IN TURN MADE MY WIFE SICK (VOMITING), AND IN THE CONFUSION THAT AROSE FROM THIS, I FOUND I HAD GOTTEN OFF COURSE AND BROKEN SMO'S AIRSPACE. I WAS HDG RIGHT AT LAX SO I MADE AN ALMOST 180 DEG TURN AND WAS HDG MIDFIELD OVER SMO. BY THE TIME I FOUND SMO IN MY FLT GUIDE AND COULD TALK TO THEM, I HAD CROSSED MIDFIELD AT 1500 FT. I DID THEN TALK TO TWR AND GOT CLRNC TO LAND AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH OTHER TFC. HOWEVER, THE TWR WAS NOT HAPPY WITH ME AND TOLD ME TO CALL THEM WHEN I LANDED. I DID THIS AND EXPLAINED ABOUT THE FAMILY GETTING SICK, AND THAT THINGS HAD GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT MESSY FOR ME UP THERE AND I WAS DOING THE BEST I COULD AT THE TIME FOR THE MESS I WAS IN. THEY SAID I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT ANYWAY. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING ANYONE COULD DO ABOUT THE SICKNESS PROBLEM BUT FOR MYSELF IN THE FUTURE, I THINK I WILL RAISE MY OWN VFR MIN CEILINGS/VISIBILITY MIN IN A TCA. 3 MI VISIBILITY WITH A 2200 FT CEILING I DON'T THINK IS ENOUGH. NOT IN LA ANYWAY. I WILL NOT FLY UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS AGAIN ANYWAY.

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.