Unauthorized penetration of class B airspace while VFR in IMC.

Attributes
ACN	317452
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iad airport : hef
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 350
ASRS Report	317452
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft pilot departed hef with a safety pilot for simulated instrument practice. He found the WX different than forecast and flew through a scattered layer and possibly into the iad class B airspace. He filed an IFR flight plan and returned to hef. He admitted that: he did not get enough WX data before takeoff, he exercised poor judgement when he flew through a thin layer to find himself between layers, he was too determined to conduct the flight, he became too preoccupied with obtaining an IFR clearance, and he allowed himself 'to become rattled' by the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE VFR IN IMC.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA PLT DEPARTED HEF WITH A SAFETY PLT FOR SIMULATED INST PRACTICE. HE FOUND THE WX DIFFERENT THAN FORECAST AND FLEW THROUGH A SCATTERED LAYER AND POSSIBLY INTO THE IAD CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN AND RETURNED TO HEF. HE ADMITTED THAT: HE DID NOT GET ENOUGH WX DATA BEFORE TKOF, HE EXERCISED POOR JUDGEMENT WHEN HE FLEW THROUGH A THIN LAYER TO FIND HIMSELF BTWN LAYERS, HE WAS TOO DETERMINED TO CONDUCT THE FLT, HE BECAME TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH OBTAINING AN IFR CLRNC, AND HE ALLOWED HIMSELF 'TO BECOME RATTLED' BY THE SIT.

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.