<< >> NASA ASRS Report 281877, August 1994

Small aircraft enters class B airspace without clearance when taking evasive action to avoid helicopter along hudson river.

Attributes
ACN	281877
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb airport : lga
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 93 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	281877
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 400 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying north on the right side of the hudson river in new york city. A helicopter was also flying in my vicinity. The problem arose and was discovered when I realized that our paths would be crossing dangerously close. My corrective action was making a right turn to avoid flying into the helicopter's flight path. This may have caused me to fly into lga's class B airspace without the necessary air traffic control communications. I am not sure I did because I have been unable to contact the proper authorities at lga's ATC. It was my perception that our paths were going to come too close to each other. The major factor affecting my performance in the situation was my vast inexperience. I am a low time pilot who has flown only 5 times in the past yr. I did not realize that lga's airspace was so close and that the floor was so low, otherwise I would never have made that turn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN TAKING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID HELI ALONG HUDSON RIVER.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING N ON THE R SIDE OF THE HUDSON RIVER IN NEW YORK CITY. A HELI WAS ALSO FLYING IN MY VICINITY. THE PROB AROSE AND WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I REALIZED THAT OUR PATHS WOULD BE XING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. MY CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS MAKING A R TURN TO AVOID FLYING INTO THE HELI'S FLT PATH. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED ME TO FLY INTO LGA'S CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT THE NECESSARY AIR TFC CTL COMS. I AM NOT SURE I DID BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT THE PROPER AUTHORITIES AT LGA'S ATC. IT WAS MY PERCEPTION THAT OUR PATHS WERE GOING TO COME TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE MAJOR FACTOR AFFECTING MY PERFORMANCE IN THE SIT WAS MY VAST INEXPERIENCE. I AM A LOW TIME PLT WHO HAS FLOWN ONLY 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YR. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT LGA'S AIRSPACE WAS SO CLOSE AND THAT THE FLOOR WAS SO LOW, OTHERWISE I WOULD NEVER HAVE MADE THAT TURN.

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.