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A stinson L5 pilot wanders into the sat class C airspace while using pilotage techniques in minimum VFR WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sat airport : ssf |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sat |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 368000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I called FSS and received reported WX as 1500 ft scattered, 2000 ft broken 3-4 mi in haze for sat, tx, improving. I was flying south on the west side of highway IH35 and T98 (san marcos) to ssf (stinson). The WX en route was as forecast with patchy areas of low visibility. I contacted sat approach on 124.45 for flight following to ssf. I was told by sat approach that I was at the approach end of randolph and I should have contacted him sooner. He then gave me vectors south and then to ssf. I then landed at ssf stinson and was advised to contact sat ATC by phone. Factors affecting my judgement were due to an area of low visibility between me and the randolph airport, also due to the haze it was more difficult to determine that I had proceeded to the location that I inadvertently entered the class D airspace prior to contacting the controling ATC facility. I was flying by pilotage and did not have radio navigation. The randolph AFB is a class D airspace surrounded by an alert area that may have had concentrated student jet training. I am glad that no immediate danger was encountered and I regret my inadvertent entry into the class D airspace and will seek radio navigation equipment to prevent any future violations of ATC controled airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STINSON L5 PLT WANDERS INTO THE SAT CLASS C AIRSPACE WHILE USING PILOTAGE TECHNIQUES IN MINIMUM VFR WX.
Narrative: I CALLED FSS AND RECEIVED RPTED WX AS 1500 FT SCATTERED, 2000 FT BROKEN 3-4 MI IN HAZE FOR SAT, TX, IMPROVING. I WAS FLYING S ON THE W SIDE OF HWY IH35 AND T98 (SAN MARCOS) TO SSF (STINSON). THE WX ENRTE WAS AS FORECAST WITH PATCHY AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. I CONTACTED SAT APCH ON 124.45 FOR FLT FOLLOWING TO SSF. I WAS TOLD BY SAT APCH THAT I WAS AT THE APCH END OF RANDOLPH AND I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED HIM SOONER. HE THEN GAVE ME VECTORS S AND THEN TO SSF. I THEN LANDED AT SSF STINSON AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT SAT ATC BY PHONE. FACTORS AFFECTING MY JUDGEMENT WERE DUE TO AN AREA OF LOW VISIBILITY BTWN ME AND THE RANDOLPH ARPT, ALSO DUE TO THE HAZE IT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THAT I HAD PROCEEDED TO THE LOCATION THAT I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE CTLING ATC FACILITY. I WAS FLYING BY PILOTAGE AND DID NOT HAVE RADIO NAV. THE RANDOLPH AFB IS A CLASS D AIRSPACE SURROUNDED BY AN ALERT AREA THAT MAY HAVE HAD CONCENTRATED STUDENT JET TRAINING. I AM GLAD THAT NO IMMEDIATE DANGER WAS ENCOUNTERED AND I REGRET MY INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AND WILL SEEK RADIO NAV EQUIP TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE VIOLATIONS OF ATC CTLED 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.