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Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently climbed into class B airspace during departure from an underlying airport. After referring to the terminal area chart and noticed that he had entered the controled airspace, he immediately descended out of it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374900 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmj airport : agc |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 374900 |
| 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 | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed allegheny county airport approximately XX00 EDT to pittsburgh, PA, and then northwards to 2500 ft MSL. After flying to the point where I believed I was clear of the pittsburgh class B airspace I began to climb to cruising altitude. I was using the pittsburgh terminal area chart. During the climb, I realized I had misread the chart. Reference to the montour VOR/DME confirmed I was in the outer ring of the class B airspace. Then I descended below the floor of the airspace and continued northward.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY CLBED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING DEP FROM AN UNDERLYING ARPT. AFTER REFERRING TO THE TERMINAL AREA CHART AND NOTICED THAT HE HAD ENTERED THE CTLED AIRSPACE, HE IMMEDIATELY DSNDED OUT OF IT.
Narrative: DEPARTED ALLEGHENY COUNTY ARPT APPROX XX00 EDT TO PITTSBURGH, PA, AND THEN NORTHWARDS TO 2500 FT MSL. AFTER FLYING TO THE POINT WHERE I BELIEVED I WAS CLR OF THE PITTSBURGH CLASS B AIRSPACE I BEGAN TO CLB TO CRUISING ALT. I WAS USING THE PITTSBURGH TERMINAL AREA CHART. DURING THE CLB, I REALIZED I HAD MISREAD THE CHART. REF TO THE MONTOUR VOR/DME CONFIRMED I WAS IN THE OUTER RING OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. THEN I DSNDED BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE AIRSPACE AND CONTINUED NORTHWARD.
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.