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Pilot of small aircraft has aircraft problem (right wing heavy) and is distraction then enters class C airspace without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : vny airport : smo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur |
| 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 pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1745 flight time type : 223 |
| ASRS Report | 370620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route smx to smo. Right wing became extremely heavy. I almost went inverted and had to move control wheel to left to avoid this. All airports were socked in with fog along my route. I did not declare an emergency but became distraction with flying the plane and entered burbank's class C airspace. I saw that my HSI showed me leaving smo and immediately made a 180 degree turn and landed at smo. I was not aware I was in class C airspace until so informed by the controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA HAS ACFT PROB (R WING HVY) AND IS DISTR THEN ENTERS CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: ENRTE SMX TO SMO. R WING BECAME EXTREMELY HVY. I ALMOST WENT INVERTED AND HAD TO MOVE CTL WHEEL TO L TO AVOID THIS. ALL ARPTS WERE SOCKED IN WITH FOG ALONG MY RTE. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER BUT BECAME DISTR WITH FLYING THE PLANE AND ENTERED BURBANK'S CLASS C AIRSPACE. I SAW THAT MY HSI SHOWED ME LEAVING SMO AND IMMEDIATELY MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND LANDED AT SMO. I WAS NOT AWARE I WAS IN CLASS C AIRSPACE UNTIL SO INFORMED BY THE CTLR.
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.