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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently penetrated class C airspace after becoming distracted by a passenger from attention to pilotage navigation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : day |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : day |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 360870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Missed visual chkpoint while flying VFR using pilotage, VOR, and NDB. Subsequently located position 6 mi east of planned route. Distracted by apprehensive passenger, failed to recognize winds aloft greater, and different direction, than predicted. Will fly future VFR flts from VOR to VOR when near class B, C, or D airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS C AIRSPACE AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED BY A PAX FROM ATTN TO PILOTAGE NAV.
Narrative: MISSED VISUAL CHKPOINT WHILE FLYING VFR USING PILOTAGE, VOR, AND NDB. SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED POS 6 MI E OF PLANNED RTE. DISTRACTED BY APPREHENSIVE PAX, FAILED TO RECOGNIZE WINDS ALOFT GREATER, AND DIFFERENT DIRECTION, THAN PREDICTED. WILL FLY FUTURE VFR FLTS FROM VOR TO VOR WHEN NEAR CLASS B, C, OR D AIRSPACE.
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.