An atx C337 pilot entered class C airspace without authority/authorized while on an aerial survey mi...

Attributes
ACN	400240
Time
Date	199804
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : svn tracon : sav
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	400240
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera 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:

While in sav, GA, on an aerial survey mission, I may have penetrated the class C airspace without permission. Although I was not talking to sav approach, I was squawking an assigned code given to me by sav approach and monitoring their frequency while talking to hunter aaf. Before beginning the mission, my laser operator/navigator, who is also a pilot, assured me that our northernmost flight line would be outside sav 5 NM ring. To keep this from happening again, I will make all navigation measurements myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX C337 PLT ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTH WHILE ON AN AERIAL SURVEY MISSION.

Narrative: WHILE IN SAV, GA, ON AN AERIAL SURVEY MISSION, I MAY HAVE PENETRATED THE CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT TALKING TO SAV APCH, I WAS SQUAWKING AN ASSIGNED CODE GIVEN TO ME BY SAV APCH AND MONITORING THEIR FREQ WHILE TALKING TO HUNTER AAF. BEFORE BEGINNING THE MISSION, MY LASER OPERATOR/NAVIGATOR, WHO IS ALSO A PLT, ASSURED ME THAT OUR NORTHERNMOST FLT LINE WOULD BE OUTSIDE SAV 5 NM RING. TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, I WILL MAKE ALL NAV MEASUREMENTS MYSELF.

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.

An atx C337 pilot entered class C airspace without authority/authorized while on an aerial survey mission.