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Pilot with new DME tuned to wrong station (olm) is tracking in to sea. He realizes he is in the class B airspace at 3500 ft 16 mi south of the sea VOR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 122 |
| ASRS Report | 333510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was using a DME that was just installed. It was set to olm instead of sea, I thought I was farther from sea VOR than actual. To prevent this, get additional training on new equipment installed in the plane you are using, also xchk with other aids, equipment, etc. I discovered the error by reviewing the sectional chart and immediately descended below the floor of class B airspace. Pilot error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT WITH NEW DME TUNED TO WRONG STATION (OLM) IS TRACKING IN TO SEA. HE REALIZES HE IS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 3500 FT 16 MI S OF THE SEA VOR.
Narrative: I WAS USING A DME THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED. IT WAS SET TO OLM INSTEAD OF SEA, I THOUGHT I WAS FARTHER FROM SEA VOR THAN ACTUAL. TO PREVENT THIS, GET ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON NEW EQUIP INSTALLED IN THE PLANE YOU ARE USING, ALSO XCHK WITH OTHER AIDS, EQUIP, ETC. I DISCOVERED THE ERROR BY REVIEWING THE SECTIONAL CHART AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED BELOW THE FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. PLT ERROR.
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.