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Departing corona, ca, for santa barbara going direct pomona VOR, direct santa barbara. The reporter had established communication with chino prior to departure from corona but could not establish communication with ontario approach (socal). In the process of attempting to standby in-flight the reporter allowed his altitude to climb into the class C airspace by 400 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cno airport : l66 |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3100 msl bound upper : 3100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : ont |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 331840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departing corona, ca, for santa barbara route of flight direct pomona VOR direct santa barbara (through chino class D airspace and ontario class C). I had established communication with chino tower before takeoff at corona and once airborne received a clearance to transit their class D airspace. I relayed that I would like a handoff to socal for further climb to 8500 ft (through the class C airspace starting at 2700 ft MSL). I attempted contact with socal, who replied with 'all aircraft standby.' inadvertently, I continued the climb. At 3100 ft I realized this, leveled off, turned wbound away from the primary airport (ontario) and established contact with socal. No traffic conflicts involved. No disciplinary response from socal. Pilot inattentiveness to altitude when a temporary level off was necessary, was the cause. Problem was not caused by the airspace system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DEPARTING CORONA, CA, FOR SANTA BARBARA GOING DIRECT POMONA VOR, DIRECT SANTA BARBARA. THE RPTR HAD ESTABLISHED COM WITH CHINO PRIOR TO DEP FROM CORONA BUT COULD NOT ESTABLISH COM WITH ONTARIO APCH (SOCAL). IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO STANDBY INFLT THE RPTR ALLOWED HIS ALT TO CLB INTO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE BY 400 FT.
Narrative: DEPARTING CORONA, CA, FOR SANTA BARBARA RTE OF FLT DIRECT POMONA VOR DIRECT SANTA BARBARA (THROUGH CHINO CLASS D AIRSPACE AND ONTARIO CLASS C). I HAD ESTABLISHED COM WITH CHINO TWR BEFORE TKOF AT CORONA AND ONCE AIRBORNE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO TRANSIT THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE. I RELAYED THAT I WOULD LIKE A HDOF TO SOCAL FOR FURTHER CLB TO 8500 FT (THROUGH THE CLASS C AIRSPACE STARTING AT 2700 FT MSL). I ATTEMPTED CONTACT WITH SOCAL, WHO REPLIED WITH 'ALL ACFT STANDBY.' INADVERTENTLY, I CONTINUED THE CLB. AT 3100 FT I REALIZED THIS, LEVELED OFF, TURNED WBOUND AWAY FROM THE PRIMARY ARPT (ONTARIO) AND ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH SOCAL. NO TFC CONFLICTS INVOLVED. NO DISCIPLINARY RESPONSE FROM SOCAL. PLT INATTENTIVENESS TO ALT WHEN A TEMPORARY LEVEL OFF WAS NECESSARY, WAS THE CAUSE. PROB WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE AIRSPACE SYS.
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.