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Single engine aircraft enters abi class C airspace without authority/authorized due to navigation error
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abi |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : abi |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 418930 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| 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 had not flown a small aircraft in about 11 yrs. I ferried the aircraft from addison, tx, to portland, or. The aircraft had a LORAN and RNAV coupled to autoplt. When I entered the RNAV information I must have entered the waypoint data wrong. The WX was VFR, but we were between ragged layers at the time. I made the mistake of not xchking the RNAV position. I was just north of the abilene airport by only a couple of mi when I saw the airport. Realizing my mistake, I tried to climb above the airspace but could only climb to 4500 ft, not the 9000+ ft required. I was not talking to anyone on the radio. I feel that complacency on my part was the cause of my aircraft going into the class C. A number of things that I could have done to avoid this are: get flight following, file IFR, doublechk all data entries. I thought we were 15 mi to the south, which could have been crosschecked very easily. I also should have had the sectional out and not just the 'low altitude' chart. To sum it all up -- since I fly transport category aircraft for my job, I was overconfident when I 'hopped' into the smaller aircraft. This event has been a real eye opener.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SINGLE ENG ACFT ENTERS ABI CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTH DUE TO NAV ERROR
Narrative: I HAD NOT FLOWN A SMALL ACFT IN ABOUT 11 YRS. I FERRIED THE ACFT FROM ADDISON, TX, TO PORTLAND, OR. THE ACFT HAD A LORAN AND RNAV COUPLED TO AUTOPLT. WHEN I ENTERED THE RNAV INFO I MUST HAVE ENTERED THE WAYPOINT DATA WRONG. THE WX WAS VFR, BUT WE WERE BTWN RAGGED LAYERS AT THE TIME. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT XCHKING THE RNAV POS. I WAS JUST N OF THE ABILENE ARPT BY ONLY A COUPLE OF MI WHEN I SAW THE ARPT. REALIZING MY MISTAKE, I TRIED TO CLB ABOVE THE AIRSPACE BUT COULD ONLY CLB TO 4500 FT, NOT THE 9000+ FT REQUIRED. I WAS NOT TALKING TO ANYONE ON THE RADIO. I FEEL THAT COMPLACENCY ON MY PART WAS THE CAUSE OF MY ACFT GOING INTO THE CLASS C. A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO AVOID THIS ARE: GET FLT FOLLOWING, FILE IFR, DOUBLECHK ALL DATA ENTRIES. I THOUGHT WE WERE 15 MI TO THE S, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN XCHKED VERY EASILY. I ALSO SHOULD HAVE HAD THE SECTIONAL OUT AND NOT JUST THE 'LOW ALT' CHART. TO SUM IT ALL UP -- SINCE I FLY TRANSPORT CATEGORY ACFT FOR MY JOB, I WAS OVERCONFIDENT WHEN I 'HOPPED' INTO THE SMALLER ACFT. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN A REAL EYE OPENER.
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.