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A bell 407, EMS pilot has an altitude excursion in a class B airspace while looking for his navigation map.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Bell Helicopter Textron Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other cruise 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 : 35 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 402740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was cleared through class B direct to a hospital and assigned 6000 ft. I looked down for a map, looked up seconds later and was at 6200 ft. I immediately returned to 6000 ft. ZZZ tower made no comment and handed me over to ZZZ approach. B407 requires constant attention to maintain altitude. I should not have looked away for a map in class B.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BELL 407, EMS PLT HAS AN ALT EXCURSION IN A CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE LOOKING FOR HIS NAV MAP.
Narrative: I WAS CLRED THROUGH CLASS B DIRECT TO A HOSPITAL AND ASSIGNED 6000 FT. I LOOKED DOWN FOR A MAP, LOOKED UP SECONDS LATER AND WAS AT 6200 FT. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 6000 FT. ZZZ TWR MADE NO COMMENT AND HANDED ME OVER TO ZZZ APCH. B407 REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTN TO MAINTAIN ALT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE LOOKED AWAY FOR A MAP IN CLASS B.
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.