 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Small aircraft pilot enters class C airspace without contact. Unauthorized penetration of airspace class C.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sli airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sna |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 251 flight time type : 230 |
| ASRS Report | 341175 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
C172 was wbound at 5500 ft MSL from paradise VOR to long beach airport. Upon reaching the shoreline which was partially obscured by cloud cover, the C172 descended to 5000 ft MSL. The PIC using a terminal area chart misjudged the distance from the class C around john wayne airport and unknowingly descended into the controled area. Upon landing, socal approach contacted the PIC for reprimand. Socal reported a near miss between the C172 and an airliner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ENTERS CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CONTACT. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE CLASS C.
Narrative: C172 WAS WBOUND AT 5500 FT MSL FROM PARADISE VOR TO LONG BEACH ARPT. UPON REACHING THE SHORELINE WHICH WAS PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY CLOUD COVER, THE C172 DSNDED TO 5000 FT MSL. THE PIC USING A TERMINAL AREA CHART MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE CLASS C AROUND JOHN WAYNE ARPT AND UNKNOWINGLY DSNDED INTO THE CTLED AREA. UPON LNDG, SOCAL APCH CONTACTED THE PIC FOR REPRIMAND. SOCAL RPTED A NEAR MISS BTWN THE C172 AND AN AIRLINER.
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.