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An small transport pilot enters R4001 and balance class B airspace when he loses his sectional chart with an open canopy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bal |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc tracon : bwi tower : ord |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 402899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | 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 flying with the canopy open, my sectional chart departed the aircraft. I was forced to use dead reckoning for navigation. Visibility was poor due to haze. I was not familiar with the area I was transitioning through and flew through restr area 4001 and baltimore TCA class B. I thought I had circumnaved the area. I also tried several times for flight following but had no success in reaching a controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMT PLT ENTERS R4001 AND BAL CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN HE LOSES HIS SECTIONAL CHART WITH AN OPEN CANOPY.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING WITH THE CANOPY OPEN, MY SECTIONAL CHART DEPARTED THE ACFT. I WAS FORCED TO USE DEAD RECKONING FOR NAV. VISIBILITY WAS POOR DUE TO HAZE. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA I WAS TRANSITIONING THROUGH AND FLEW THROUGH RESTR AREA 4001 AND BALTIMORE TCA CLASS B. I THOUGHT I HAD CIRCUMNAVED THE AREA. I ALSO TRIED SEVERAL TIMES FOR FLT FOLLOWING BUT HAD NO SUCCESS IN REACHING A CTLR.
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.