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Instructional flight erroneously entered class D airspace while circumventing clouds. Flight encountered WX, requested and received IFR clearance. No further comment from ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345580 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxt |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : nhk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 345580 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed VFR with my student from vkx en route to accomack airport in melfa, va. We contacted patuxent approach control and requested to transition their airspace. Our request was approved as long as we stayed clear of class D. While navigating around clouds to maintain VFR cloud clearance distances, we accidentally entered the class D. When it did not appear that we would be able to maintain VFR much longer, I called ATC and requested an IFR clearance. Upon receiving a squawk and radar identify, we were informed that we had entered class D. We were at 4.8 DME from pxt VOR. We immediately turned north to exit the airspace. We picked up the IFR clearance and continued to our destination without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTIONAL FLT ERRONEOUSLY ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE WHILE CIRCUMVENTING CLOUDS. FLT ENCOUNTERED WX, REQUESTED AND RECEIVED IFR CLRNC. NO FURTHER COMMENT FROM ATC.
Narrative: I DEPARTED VFR WITH MY STUDENT FROM VKX ENRTE TO ACCOMACK ARPT IN MELFA, VA. WE CONTACTED PATUXENT APCH CTL AND REQUESTED TO TRANSITION THEIR AIRSPACE. OUR REQUEST WAS APPROVED AS LONG AS WE STAYED CLR OF CLASS D. WHILE NAVING AROUND CLOUDS TO MAINTAIN VFR CLOUD CLRNC DISTANCES, WE ACCIDENTALLY ENTERED THE CLASS D. WHEN IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR MUCH LONGER, I CALLED ATC AND REQUESTED AN IFR CLRNC. UPON RECEIVING A SQUAWK AND RADAR IDENT, WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE HAD ENTERED CLASS D. WE WERE AT 4.8 DME FROM PXT VOR. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED N TO EXIT THE AIRSPACE. WE PICKED UP THE IFR CLRNC AND CONTINUED TO OUR DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.