<< >> NASA ASRS Report 339541, June 1996

Flight instructor with student pilot enters class B airspace without clearance due to using outdated charts. Error admitted.

Attributes
ACN	339541
Time
Date	199606
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ga i
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi artcc : zse
Operator	general aviation : personal
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	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 2600
ASRS Report	339541
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing montgomery county airport, heading direct westminster VOR, I climbed to 5500 ft into the overlying class B airspace before contacting baltimore departure for flight following. This occurred because I was unfamiliar with the airspace and was using an old sectional that did not have the class B airspace over gai. I had current charts and plates in the airplane, however I was with a student pilot who had planned the routing on an old map and, without checking the date, I used that sectional to determine the airspace limits. Lessons learned: do not keep old charts even for flight planning and, at the very least do not have them available in the airplane during the flight. The problem with old charts for planning is that you may or may not make note of an airspace situation based on old information and then not check the current situation. And, of course, do not trust others to have current materials.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO USING OUTDATED CHARTS. ERROR ADMITTED.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY ARPT, HEADING DIRECT WESTMINSTER VOR, I CLBED TO 5500 FT INTO THE OVERLYING CLASS B AIRSPACE BEFORE CONTACTING BALTIMORE DEP FOR FLT FOLLOWING. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AIRSPACE AND WAS USING AN OLD SECTIONAL THAT DID NOT HAVE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OVER GAI. I HAD CURRENT CHARTS AND PLATES IN THE AIRPLANE, HOWEVER I WAS WITH A STUDENT PLT WHO HAD PLANNED THE ROUTING ON AN OLD MAP AND, WITHOUT CHKING THE DATE, I USED THAT SECTIONAL TO DETERMINE THE AIRSPACE LIMITS. LESSONS LEARNED: DO NOT KEEP OLD CHARTS EVEN FOR FLT PLANNING AND, AT THE VERY LEAST DO NOT HAVE THEM AVAILABLE IN THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLT. THE PROB WITH OLD CHARTS FOR PLANNING IS THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT MAKE NOTE OF AN AIRSPACE SIT BASED ON OLD INFO AND THEN NOT CHK THE CURRENT SIT. AND, OF COURSE, DO NOT TRUST OTHERS TO HAVE CURRENT MATERIALS.

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.