Sel small aircraft penetrated class B airspace during a pilot instrument training flight due to a misunderstanding between the instructor and a tower controller.

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Attributes
ACN	404070
Time
Date	199806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bbn airport : frg
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 600
ASRS Report	404070
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing instrument flying under the hood using babylon NDB. Farmingdale class D controller needed us at 2000 ft to avoid traffic pattern. Outbound (south) on NDB tracking, inadvertently entered class B airspace south of jones beach shoreline. Immediately corrected altitude to below 1500 ft and informed frg controller that our maneuvers could not be performed at 2000 ft. Problem caused by PIC and tower not correctly communicating procedures and PIC trying to comply with tower's directions regarding altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEL SMA PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A PLT INST TRAINING FLT DUE TO A MISUNDERSTANDING BTWN THE INSTRUCTOR AND A TWR CTLR.

Narrative: PRACTICING INST FLYING UNDER THE HOOD USING BABYLON NDB. FARMINGDALE CLASS D CTLR NEEDED US AT 2000 FT TO AVOID TFC PATTERN. OUTBOUND (S) ON NDB TRACKING, INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE S OF JONES BEACH SHORELINE. IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED ALT TO BELOW 1500 FT AND INFORMED FRG CTLR THAT OUR MANEUVERS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AT 2000 FT. PROB CAUSED BY PIC AND TWR NOT CORRECTLY COMMUNICATING PROCS AND PIC TRYING TO COMPLY WITH TWR'S DIRECTIONS REGARDING ALT.

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.