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An instructor pilot reports that his student pilot came close to class D and class B airspaces without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350010 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hpn airport : bdr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 350010 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was with a student on a training flight. He was getting ready to go on a phase check to see if he is ready for solo cross country flight. So I was not actively instructing -- just seeing how he did. The flight was from bridgeport, ct, to caldwell, nj. The student came very close to violating west chester's class D airspace as well as busting through the floor of new york's class B. He remained clear of both but only marginally. Even though I was evaluating his performance, I should have not let him get so close to class D or class B airspace without a clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT HIS STUDENT PLT CAME CLOSE TO CLASS D AND CLASS B AIRSPACES WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: I WAS WITH A STUDENT ON A TRAINING FLT. HE WAS GETTING READY TO GO ON A PHASE CHK TO SEE IF HE IS READY FOR SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT. SO I WAS NOT ACTIVELY INSTRUCTING -- JUST SEEING HOW HE DID. THE FLT WAS FROM BRIDGEPORT, CT, TO CALDWELL, NJ. THE STUDENT CAME VERY CLOSE TO VIOLATING WEST CHESTER'S CLASS D AIRSPACE AS WELL AS BUSTING THROUGH THE FLOOR OF NEW YORK'S CLASS B. HE REMAINED CLR OF BOTH BUT ONLY MARGINALLY. EVEN THOUGH I WAS EVALUATING HIS PERFORMANCE, I SHOULD HAVE NOT LET HIM GET SO CLOSE TO CLASS D OR CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.
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.