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Pilot of an small transport twin engine aircraft descended low over lobster water markers and penetrated an arsa airspace without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : frg |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 artcc : zdc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 244510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While flying VFR from mmu to frg, I descended to approximately 200 ft over long island sound because I saw what I believed to be a bright orange object in the water. I thought it might be a life vest or raft. It was not. I saw several other orange objects and continued to check them out. I think now they may have been lobster trap markers. Upon return to frg, the tower asked me to call ny TRACON. I was careful to comply with all FARS during this episode. The only other possibility is that I violated controled airspace which I am sure I did not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT TWIN ENG ACFT DSNDED LOW OVER LOBSTER WATER MARKERS AND PENETRATED AN ARSA AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING VFR FROM MMU TO FRG, I DSNDED TO APPROX 200 FT OVER LONG ISLAND SOUND BECAUSE I SAW WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A BRIGHT ORANGE OBJECT IN THE WATER. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A LIFE VEST OR RAFT. IT WAS NOT. I SAW SEVERAL OTHER ORANGE OBJECTS AND CONTINUED TO CHK THEM OUT. I THINK NOW THEY MAY HAVE BEEN LOBSTER TRAP MARKERS. UPON RETURN TO FRG, THE TWR ASKED ME TO CALL NY TRACON. I WAS CAREFUL TO COMPLY WITH ALL FARS DURING THIS EPISODE. THE ONLY OTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT I VIOLATED CTLED AIRSPACE WHICH I AM SURE I DID NOT.
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.