<< >> NASA ASRS Report 395750, March 1998

Air ambulance helicopter pilot departing accident scene climbs into class C airspace without clearance. He immediately contacts approach and exits the airspace.

Attributes
ACN	395750
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1800 agl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	395750
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

Hospital is 13 mi from airport. I responded to an automatic accident and established contact with approach. Upon arrival of the accident scene I terminated radar service with approach. The scene was on the edge of the class C airspace outer ring. I departed the scene which was located in hilly terrain. I was focused on climbing out and talking with the police/fire and my dispatch office to open my company flight plan. I accidentally climbed into class C airspace with no radio contact. I immediately contacted approach and returned to hospital. Approach did not indicate there was a problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR AMBULANCE HELI PLT DEPARTING ACCIDENT SCENE CLBS INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. HE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTS APCH AND EXITS THE AIRSPACE.

Narrative: HOSPITAL IS 13 MI FROM ARPT. I RESPONDED TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH APCH. UPON ARR OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE I TERMINATED RADAR SVC WITH APCH. THE SCENE WAS ON THE EDGE OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE OUTER RING. I DEPARTED THE SCENE WHICH WAS LOCATED IN HILLY TERRAIN. I WAS FOCUSED ON CLBING OUT AND TALKING WITH THE POLICE/FIRE AND MY DISPATCH OFFICE TO OPEN MY COMPANY FLT PLAN. I ACCIDENTALLY CLBED INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITH NO RADIO CONTACT. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED APCH AND RETURNED TO HOSPITAL. APCH DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A 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.