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A private pilot reports that he and his student pilot wife inadvertently entered class C airspace while on a practice cross country.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hfd |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : riv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 565 flight time type : 555 |
| ASRS Report | 382910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure 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:
Flying with wife in preparation for her private chkride. Cruising 350 degrees at 4500 ft MSL toward hfd VOR. The ceiling of the riv class C southern outer area is 5500 ft. We began our climb to 6500 ft before we reached hfd VOR, but may have clipped the edge of the class C airspace. Cause: preflight planning did not indicate exactly when to climb to 6500 ft. Contributing factors: the distraction of explaining cross country procedures to my wife. Corrective action: I will pay more astute attention to detail on planning flts of this nature.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT RPTS THAT HE AND HIS STUDENT PLT WIFE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WHILE ON A PRACTICE XCOUNTRY.
Narrative: FLYING WITH WIFE IN PREPARATION FOR HER PVT CHKRIDE. CRUISING 350 DEGS AT 4500 FT MSL TOWARD HFD VOR. THE CEILING OF THE RIV CLASS C SOUTHERN OUTER AREA IS 5500 FT. WE BEGAN OUR CLB TO 6500 FT BEFORE WE REACHED HFD VOR, BUT MAY HAVE CLIPPED THE EDGE OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE. CAUSE: PREFLT PLANNING DID NOT INDICATE EXACTLY WHEN TO CLB TO 6500 FT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE DISTR OF EXPLAINING XCOUNTRY PROCS TO MY WIFE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: I WILL PAY MORE ASTUTE ATTN TO DETAIL ON PLANNING FLTS OF THIS NATURE.
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.