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Pilot of an small aircraft inadvertently penetrated class B airspace when becoming distracted while socializing with his passenger and watching for traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pwt |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| 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 : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 256 |
| ASRS Report | 377330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cruising at 6500 ft MSL east of case inlet and west of corr inlet heading north toward bremerton. Seattle's class B begins at 6000 ft about 1 mi east of bremerton national. I inadvertently entered class B about 3 NM east of bremerton national at 6500 ft. Talking to my passenger and looking for traffic, I failed to realize my heading had drifted, and when I looked at the terminal chart I realized I was entering class B just east of bremerton national. I immediately started a descending turn to the west. Better flight planning of my route and more awareness of my altitude would have avoided the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMA INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN BECOMING DISTRACTED WHILE SOCIALIZING WITH HIS PAX AND WATCHING FOR TFC.
Narrative: I WAS CRUISING AT 6500 FT MSL E OF CASE INLET AND W OF CORR INLET HEADING N TOWARD BREMERTON. SEATTLE'S CLASS B BEGINS AT 6000 FT ABOUT 1 MI E OF BREMERTON NATIONAL. I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B ABOUT 3 NM E OF BREMERTON NATIONAL AT 6500 FT. TALKING TO MY PAX AND LOOKING FOR TFC, I FAILED TO REALIZE MY HEADING HAD DRIFTED, AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TERMINAL CHART I REALIZED I WAS ENTERING CLASS B JUST E OF BREMERTON NATIONAL. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A DSNDING TURN TO THE W. BETTER FLT PLANNING OF MY RTE AND MORE AWARENESS OF MY ALT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE PROB.
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.