Erroneous penetration of class D airspace.

Attributes
ACN	306470
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nzw airport : bed
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nzw
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 : 10 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	306470
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
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:

Flight was from bedford, ma to provincetown, ma over norwood airport and weymouth naval station at 3000 ft, just under boston class B airspace (70/40 ring). Normally this would be just above weymouth class D airspace, but the airport was notamed for an airshow extending class D airspace to 6000 ft. The aircraft penetrated class D airspace. The pilot had obtained a preflight briefing by duat but the NOTAM for the airshow was not noticed. I received a call after landing and discussed the violation with boston ATC. The violation occurred due to inadequate preflight briefing. It could also have been avoided by filing IFR, requesting flight following, or by requesting clearance through class D airspace even though the pilot was at an altitude where he did not believe it necessary. A contributing factor to the inadequate briefing was the extreme clutter of NOTAMS in the duat most of them covering areas far removed from the area at intended flight. It would also be helpful to further notify itinerant traffic by posting announcements in other local airports.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT WAS FROM BEDFORD, MA TO PROVINCETOWN, MA OVER NORWOOD ARPT AND WEYMOUTH NAVAL STATION AT 3000 FT, JUST UNDER BOSTON CLASS B AIRSPACE (70/40 RING). NORMALLY THIS WOULD BE JUST ABOVE WEYMOUTH CLASS D AIRSPACE, BUT THE ARPT WAS NOTAMED FOR AN AIRSHOW EXTENDING CLASS D AIRSPACE TO 6000 FT. THE ACFT PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE. THE PLT HAD OBTAINED A PREFLT BRIEFING BY DUAT BUT THE NOTAM FOR THE AIRSHOW WAS NOT NOTICED. I RECEIVED A CALL AFTER LNDG AND DISCUSSED THE VIOLATION WITH BOSTON ATC. THE VIOLATION OCCURRED DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLT BRIEFING. IT COULD ALSO HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY FILING IFR, REQUESTING FLT FOLLOWING, OR BY REQUESTING CLRNC THROUGH CLASS D AIRSPACE EVEN THOUGH THE PLT WAS AT AN ALT WHERE HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT NECESSARY. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE INADEQUATE BRIEFING WAS THE EXTREME CLUTTER OF NOTAMS IN THE DUAT MOST OF THEM COVERING AREAS FAR REMOVED FROM THE AREA AT INTENDED FLT. IT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL TO FURTHER NOTIFY ITINERANT TFC BY POSTING ANNOUNCEMENTS IN OTHER LCL ARPTS.

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.