Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of air traffic area.

Attributes
ACN	244822
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mfe
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mfe
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 730 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	244822
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
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:

We were flying the border (river) from laredo to brownsville on a cap mission, we had to go around other rain showers before the incident. We had no intentions to go through the controled airspace. When we got to mcallen my mind was to avoid crossing into mexico and turn to the east and go around the rain storm when we realized the mcallen airport was under us at 1200 MSL. We continued to fly to the river onto brownsville and land. Brownsville asked us to call the tower at mfe so we did. They told us about a possible deviation. The contributing factors were the WX poor flight planning. The corrections will be to plan my flight better, also I have advised all the pilots in our squadron about the incident and how to avoid.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF ATA.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING THE BORDER (RIVER) FROM LAREDO TO BROWNSVILLE ON A CAP MISSION, WE HAD TO GAR OTHER RAIN SHOWERS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WE HAD NO INTENTIONS TO GO THROUGH THE CTLED AIRSPACE. WHEN WE GOT TO MCALLEN MY MIND WAS TO AVOID XING INTO MEXICO AND TURN TO THE E AND GAR THE RAIN STORM WHEN WE REALIZED THE MCALLEN ARPT WAS UNDER US AT 1200 MSL. WE CONTINUED TO FLY TO THE RIVER ONTO BROWNSVILLE AND LAND. BROWNSVILLE ASKED US TO CALL THE TWR AT MFE SO WE DID. THEY TOLD US ABOUT A POSSIBLE DEV. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE WX POOR FLT PLANNING. THE CORRECTIONS WILL BE TO PLAN MY FLT BETTER, ALSO I HAVE ADVISED ALL THE PLTS IN OUR SQUADRON ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND HOW TO AVOID.

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.