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Pilot of a C182 inadvertently penetrated class B airspace when descending to an airport underlying the airspace due referencing the wrong VOR for his relative position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah airport : iws |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 372970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a flight from cll to iws on jul/xx/97, I may have inadvertently entered class B airspace without a clearance while descending from 5500 ft MSL to below 4000 ft MSL the base limit of the class B airspace at houston. If I did so it was because I tuned to hub 117.6 instead of iah 116.6 to determine my position and assure that I was still outside 30 NM DME when I descended through 4000 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C182 INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN DSNDING TO AN ARPT UNDERLYING THE AIRSPACE DUE REFING THE WRONG VOR FOR HIS RELATIVE POS.
Narrative: DURING A FLT FROM CLL TO IWS ON JUL/XX/97, I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC WHILE DSNDING FROM 5500 FT MSL TO BELOW 4000 FT MSL THE BASE LIMIT OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT HOUSTON. IF I DID SO IT WAS BECAUSE I TUNED TO HUB 117.6 INSTEAD OF IAH 116.6 TO DETERMINE MY POS AND ASSURE THAT I WAS STILL OUTSIDE 30 NM DME WHEN I DSNDED THROUGH 4000 FT MSL.
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.