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Pilot got lost flying at night from a departure airport to a destination airport 13 mi away and is concerned he may have intruded on the class B airspace without a clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 289504 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw airport : fws |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 1900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 117 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 289504 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In fact, I believe that my mistake was that the winds at the surface were the same like the winds aloft at 3000 ft, I mean I was thinking that the winds aloft were from the south like was reported but the winds aloft that day were from the west. For this reason I believe why I got lost from fws spinks to F54 arlington. So in the future, to correct that, I must take the winds aloft even though below 3000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT GOT LOST FLYING AT NIGHT FROM A DEP ARPT TO A DEST ARPT 13 MI AWAY AND IS CONCERNED HE MAY HAVE INTRUDED ON THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.
Narrative: IN FACT, I BELIEVE THAT MY MISTAKE WAS THAT THE WINDS AT THE SURFACE WERE THE SAME LIKE THE WINDS ALOFT AT 3000 FT, I MEAN I WAS THINKING THAT THE WINDS ALOFT WERE FROM THE S LIKE WAS RPTED BUT THE WINDS ALOFT THAT DAY WERE FROM THE W. FOR THIS REASON I BELIEVE WHY I GOT LOST FROM FWS SPINKS TO F54 ARLINGTON. SO IN THE FUTURE, TO CORRECT THAT, I MUST TAKE THE WINDS ALOFT EVEN THOUGH BELOW 3000 FT.
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.