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Private pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently flew into class B airspace when attempting to transition through the los angeles VFR corridor. Since there was an undercast, he had to use the VOR for navigation and had tuned to the wrong station for track referencing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax airport : hhr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tower : den |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 372210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| 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 : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On jun/xa/97 about XA30 I was flying on a heading of approximately 130-160 degrees at 3500 ft MSL, approximately 130 KTS, transiting the VFR corridor over lax class B airspace, squawking XXX, talking on 128.55. There was a cloud deck below tops at approximately 2000 ft. I thought I was within the corridor, but when I landed at hhr the tower told me to call TRACON. At TRACON I was told that I was flying in class B airspace offshore. I was very shocked and saddened that I had made such a serious mistake. I reviewed my vors to see where I made the error. I think that I must have had the VOR set to lax, not smo, like I should have had. So I was reading erroneous information on the VOR. This was the first time I had gone through the VFR corridor when there were solid clouds below. I am very sorry for the mistake that I made. Since the incident, I have flown with an instructor to retrain me for flying through the special flight rules area. This will not happen again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES VFR CORRIDOR. SINCE THERE WAS AN UNDERCAST, HE HAD TO USE THE VOR FOR NAV AND HAD TUNED TO THE WRONG STATION FOR TRACK REFING.
Narrative: ON JUN/XA/97 ABOUT XA30 I WAS FLYING ON A HDG OF APPROX 130-160 DEGS AT 3500 FT MSL, APPROX 130 KTS, TRANSITING THE VFR CORRIDOR OVER LAX CLASS B AIRSPACE, SQUAWKING XXX, TALKING ON 128.55. THERE WAS A CLOUD DECK BELOW TOPS AT APPROX 2000 FT. I THOUGHT I WAS WITHIN THE CORRIDOR, BUT WHEN I LANDED AT HHR THE TWR TOLD ME TO CALL TRACON. AT TRACON I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS FLYING IN CLASS B AIRSPACE OFFSHORE. I WAS VERY SHOCKED AND SADDENED THAT I HAD MADE SUCH A SERIOUS MISTAKE. I REVIEWED MY VORS TO SEE WHERE I MADE THE ERROR. I THINK THAT I MUST HAVE HAD THE VOR SET TO LAX, NOT SMO, LIKE I SHOULD HAVE HAD. SO I WAS READING ERRONEOUS INFO ON THE VOR. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD GONE THROUGH THE VFR CORRIDOR WHEN THERE WERE SOLID CLOUDS BELOW. I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE MISTAKE THAT I MADE. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I HAVE FLOWN WITH AN INSTRUCTOR TO RETRAIN ME FOR FLYING THROUGH THE SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.
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.