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Reporter error admitted in heading track deviation and unauthorized penetration of class B D airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 300080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : teb |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : teb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 525 flight time type : 425 |
| ASRS Report | 300080 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was too preoccupied tracking an NDB and not looking at the landscape and chart enough. I should have backed up my progress with VOR, pilotage and dead reckoning. The NDB receiver seemed to malfunction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN HDG TRACK DEV AND UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B D AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS TOO PREOCCUPIED TRACKING AN NDB AND NOT LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE AND CHART ENOUGH. I SHOULD HAVE BACKED UP MY PROGRESS WITH VOR, PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING. THE NDB RECEIVER SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION.
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.