<< >> NASA ASRS Report 361357, February 1997

A flight instructor with a student in a C152 enters the bvy class 'D' airspace before establishing radio contact with the tower controller. The instructor was reported to the local FSDO.

Attributes
ACN	361357
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bvy
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvy
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	361357
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a primary training flight with a student and were approaching the airport from the east for landing at beverly airport. The congestion on the radio was heavy and I called on initial contact at what I estimated to be 4 NM from the field. Tower called back and informed me I was actually approximately 3 mi from field, and could I call them sooner next time. I said I would and apologized and that was the end of it. I proceeded to do 1 touch and go and then made a full stop and didn't hear anything from it. The next day I was told the FSDO (bedford) was called and reported.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH A STUDENT IN A C152 ENTERS THE BVY CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE BEFORE ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT WITH THE TWR CTLR. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS RPTED TO THE LCL FSDO.

Narrative: I WAS ON A PRIMARY TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT AND WERE APCHING THE ARPT FROM THE E FOR LNDG AT BEVERLY ARPT. THE CONGESTION ON THE RADIO WAS HVY AND I CALLED ON INITIAL CONTACT AT WHAT I ESTIMATED TO BE 4 NM FROM THE FIELD. TWR CALLED BACK AND INFORMED ME I WAS ACTUALLY APPROX 3 MI FROM FIELD, AND COULD I CALL THEM SOONER NEXT TIME. I SAID I WOULD AND APOLOGIZED AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT. I PROCEEDED TO DO 1 TOUCH AND GO AND THEN MADE A FULL STOP AND DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THE FSDO (BEDFORD) WAS CALLED AND RPTED.

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.