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Pilot of a C172 may have accidentally penetrated class C airspace while on a sight-seeing flight. No known ATC follow up as pilot not sure he actually penetrated the airspace!
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359760 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pdx airport : uao |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pdx |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 359760 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
May have entered class B airspace of pdx without clearance around oregon city from aurora state (3s2) on feb/tue/97, around XB00 hour, local time. Sight-seeing willamette falls at oregon city.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C172 MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY PENETRATED CLASS C AIRSPACE WHILE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT. NO KNOWN ATC FOLLOW UP AS PLT NOT SURE HE ACTUALLY PENETRATED THE AIRSPACE!
Narrative: MAY HAVE ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE OF PDX WITHOUT CLRNC AROUND OREGON CITY FROM AURORA STATE (3S2) ON FEB/TUE/97, AROUND XB00 HR, LCL TIME. SIGHT-SEEING WILLAMETTE FALLS AT OREGON CITY.
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.