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Pilot of a C172 inadvertently penetrated class C airspace without first contacting approach controller due to an early descent for landing at a secondary airport underlying the class C airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lou |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3700 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf tower : lou |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 417030 |
| 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 | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was inbound to bowman field and contacted the tower 9 mi out to the east on a 260 degree heading landing bowman. While descending through 4000 ft MSL, bowman tower advised me to report a midfield right downwind for runway 6. It was XX00 hours local time and I was flying directly into a setting sun and had difficulty locating the airport and as a result, leveled off at 3700 ft MSL. At approximately 3.5 mi out of bowman the field was located and I then descended to pattern altitude. It was at this time I realized I had penetrated standiford field airspace. Contacting standiford approach would have prevented this situation from occurring.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A C172 INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT FIRST CONTACTING APCH CTLR DUE TO AN EARLY DSCNT FOR LNDG AT A SECONDARY ARPT UNDERLYING THE CLASS C AIRSPACE.
Narrative: I WAS INBOUND TO BOWMAN FIELD AND CONTACTED THE TWR 9 MI OUT TO THE E ON A 260 DEG HDG LNDG BOWMAN. WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 4000 FT MSL, BOWMAN TWR ADVISED ME TO RPT A MIDFIELD R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 6. IT WAS XX00 HRS LCL TIME AND I WAS FLYING DIRECTLY INTO A SETTING SUN AND HAD DIFFICULTY LOCATING THE ARPT AND AS A RESULT, LEVELED OFF AT 3700 FT MSL. AT APPROX 3.5 MI OUT OF BOWMAN THE FIELD WAS LOCATED AND I THEN DSNDED TO PATTERN ALT. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I REALIZED I HAD PENETRATED STANDIFORD FIELD AIRSPACE. CONTACTING STANDIFORD APCH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT FROM OCCURRING.
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.