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While accompanied by a safety pilot, the pilot of a small aircraft aircraft entered class C inadvertently.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 318168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199510 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bur airport : poc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 208 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 318168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 184 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 318169 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departure point was poc, and destination was sba. From a position of 10 NM southeast of burbank and with a magnetic heading of approximately 270 degrees, we started turning toward the north to maintain VFR conditions (due to a marine layer) when we realized we could climb maintaining VFR conditions, we started our VFR climb to an altitude of 6500 ft. It was then that we saw burbank airport (approximately 4 NM to the south of the airport) and double-checking with the sectional chart we found we were within burbank class C airspace without having been authority/authorized for it (3500- 3800 ft). In order to avoid continuing within the class C airspace, we turned to a heading 270 degrees and expedited our climb to 4800 ft. During this climb, being afraid of the consequence of being caught on that position, we decided to turn the transponder off. Once we reached 4800 ft we put the transponder on again and contacted with socal approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE ACCOMPANIED BY A SAFETY PLT, THE PLT OF A SMA ACFT ENTERED CLASS C INADVERTENTLY.
Narrative: DEP POINT WAS POC, AND DEST WAS SBA. FROM A POS OF 10 NM SE OF BURBANK AND WITH A MAGNETIC HDG OF APPROX 270 DEGS, WE STARTED TURNING TOWARD THE N TO MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS (DUE TO A MARINE LAYER) WHEN WE REALIZED WE COULD CLB MAINTAINING VFR CONDITIONS, WE STARTED OUR VFR CLB TO AN ALT OF 6500 FT. IT WAS THEN THAT WE SAW BURBANK ARPT (APPROX 4 NM TO THE S OF THE ARPT) AND DOUBLE-CHKING WITH THE SECTIONAL CHART WE FOUND WE WERE WITHIN BURBANK CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT HAVING BEEN AUTH FOR IT (3500- 3800 FT). IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTINUING WITHIN THE CLASS C AIRSPACE, WE TURNED TO A HDG 270 DEGS AND EXPEDITED OUR CLB TO 4800 FT. DURING THIS CLB, BEING AFRAID OF THE CONSEQUENCE OF BEING CAUGHT ON THAT POS, WE DECIDED TO TURN THE XPONDER OFF. ONCE WE REACHED 4800 FT WE PUT THE XPONDER ON AGAIN AND CONTACTED WITH SOCAL APCH.
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.