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Aircraft equipment problem. Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Pilot lost power to his transponder and ADF and was unable to contact TRACON, but goes into class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 305160 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199505 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cdw |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 305160 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Transponder failure. Attempted to contact new york. No response. Stayed under class B TCA, but penetrated veil around new york class B (aircraft just out of shop -- power failure to transponder and ADF).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PLT LOST PWR TO HIS XPONDER AND ADF AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TRACON, BUT GOES INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: XPONDER FAILURE. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NEW YORK. NO RESPONSE. STAYED UNDER CLASS B TCA, BUT PENETRATED VEIL AROUND NEW YORK CLASS B (ACFT JUST OUT OF SHOP -- PWR FAILURE TO XPONDER AND ADF).
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.