<< >> NASA ASRS Report 359600, January 1997

BE36 pilot climbs into class B airspace without clearance. Local controller reminds him of the floor of the airspace.

Attributes
ACN	359600
Time
Date	199701
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : spg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : spg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	359600
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight from spg-opf. Spg tower cleared me for takeoff on runway 24 with a left turn after takeoff on course to the southeast. Approaching 1400 ft, the tower advised me to remain below 1200 ft due to tpa's class B airspace. I immediately descended to 1000 ft MSL. The miami sectional's depiction of the class B airspace south of spg is very unclr. The class B depiction in this area conflicts with other depictions/markings on the chart, and it is virtually impossible to identify the class B airspace in that area. The class B airspace should be better depicted on the sectional chart for the area south and southeast of spg.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 PLT CLBS INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. LCL CTLR REMINDS HIM OF THE FLOOR OF THE AIRSPACE.

Narrative: VFR FLT FROM SPG-OPF. SPG TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF ON RWY 24 WITH A L TURN AFTER TKOF ON COURSE TO THE SE. APCHING 1400 FT, THE TWR ADVISED ME TO REMAIN BELOW 1200 FT DUE TO TPA'S CLASS B AIRSPACE. I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 1000 FT MSL. THE MIAMI SECTIONAL'S DEPICTION OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE S OF SPG IS VERY UNCLR. THE CLASS B DEPICTION IN THIS AREA CONFLICTS WITH OTHER DEPICTIONS/MARKINGS ON THE CHART, AND IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENT THE CLASS B AIRSPACE IN THAT AREA. THE CLASS B AIRSPACE SHOULD BE BETTER DEPICTED ON THE SECTIONAL CHART FOR THE AREA S AND SE OF SPG.

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.