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SE355 helicopter EMS pilot was, perhaps, too close to a military facility airspace and decided to file a report of a possible airspace violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : zzz tower : stl |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | AS 355 Twinstar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 383581 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:
On VFR flight plan from a hospital to a university, I passed within a mile or two of the key hole extension on the north side of ZZZ. I was not, by my dead reckoning, in their class D airspace. I believe I was at least 1 mi north. But I thought I was close enough that I had better be safe than sorry, and send this in. I was worried that this being a military base, they might get a little excited about aircraft they are not talking to getting close to the class D airspace. There were no other incidents.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SE355 HELI EMS PLT WAS, PERHAPS, TOO CLOSE TO A MIL FACILITY AIRSPACE AND DECIDED TO FILE A RPT OF A POSSIBLE AIRSPACE VIOLATION.
Narrative: ON VFR FLT PLAN FROM A HOSPITAL TO A UNIVERSITY, I PASSED WITHIN A MILE OR TWO OF THE KEY HOLE EXTENSION ON THE N SIDE OF ZZZ. I WAS NOT, BY MY DEAD RECKONING, IN THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE. I BELIEVE I WAS AT LEAST 1 MI N. BUT I THOUGHT I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I HAD BETTER BE SAFE THAN SORRY, AND SEND THIS IN. I WAS WORRIED THAT THIS BEING A MIL BASE, THEY MIGHT GET A LITTLE EXCITED ABOUT ACFT THEY ARE NOT TALKING TO GETTING CLOSE TO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS.
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.