<< >> NASA ASRS Report 341680, July 1996

An small aircraft pilot entered class D airspace without clearance. Error admitted. He was navigating around a flight of ultralight aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	341680
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bjc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bjc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1750 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	341680
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While maneuvering around 2 ultralights my attention was diverted long enough for me to enter jeffco's class D airspace. This could have been avoided by radioing jeffco tower upon first noticing the ultralights and subsequent maneuvers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. ERROR ADMITTED. HE WAS NAVING AROUND A FLT OF ULTRALIGHT ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND 2 ULTRALIGHTS MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO ENTER JEFFCO'S CLASS D AIRSPACE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY RADIOING JEFFCO TWR UPON FIRST NOTICING THE ULTRALIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT MANEUVERS.

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.