<< >> NASA ASRS Report 388160, December 1997

Student pilot in a PA28 aircraft inadvertently penetrated class B airspace. Apparently reporter misunderstood his instructor's briefing concerning where the class B was located and the misunderstanding was partially due to reporter's english language skills being he is an immigrant.

Attributes
ACN	388160
Time
Date	199712
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nkx
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 3300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 45 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	388160
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This occurrence was a series of unfortunate misunderstandings between myself and my instructor. I understood I could takeoff from brown's field on my own which was my mistake and my misunderstanding. Because of the close mexican border and the mountains, I turned too early on a north heading. When I called in to request clearance for class B airspace/flight following I had already unwittingly entered the airspace. After necessary course corrections, received by radio, I landed in hesperia, and tried to contact my instructor. The phone number I was given to call in was lost. The next morning I proceeded with my instructor. In the future, I will make sure I understand correctly. And I will work on my language skills. (I've only been in america for 2 yrs -- foreign immigrant.) I will also double check my course plan with my instructor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT IN A PA28 ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE. APPARENTLY RPTR MISUNDERSTOOD HIS INSTRUCTOR'S BRIEFING CONCERNING WHERE THE CLASS B WAS LOCATED AND THE MISUNDERSTANDING WAS PARTIALLY DUE TO RPTR'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS BEING HE IS AN IMMIGRANT.

Narrative: THIS OCCURRENCE WAS A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDINGS BTWN MYSELF AND MY INSTRUCTOR. I UNDERSTOOD I COULD TKOF FROM BROWN'S FIELD ON MY OWN WHICH WAS MY MISTAKE AND MY MISUNDERSTANDING. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE MEXICAN BORDER AND THE MOUNTAINS, I TURNED TOO EARLY ON A N HEADING. WHEN I CALLED IN TO REQUEST CLRNC FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE/FLT FOLLOWING I HAD ALREADY UNWITTINGLY ENTERED THE AIRSPACE. AFTER NECESSARY COURSE CORRECTIONS, RECEIVED BY RADIO, I LANDED IN HESPERIA, AND TRIED TO CONTACT MY INSTRUCTOR. THE PHONE NUMBER I WAS GIVEN TO CALL IN WAS LOST. THE NEXT MORNING I PROCEEDED WITH MY INSTRUCTOR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY. AND I WILL WORK ON MY LANGUAGE SKILLS. (I'VE ONLY BEEN IN AMERICA FOR 2 YRS -- FOREIGN IMMIGRANT.) I WILL ALSO DOUBLE CHK MY COURSE PLAN WITH MY INSTRUCTOR.

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.