A CFI's report on his inadvertent unauthorized penetration of airspace, the class D of arb, mi.

Attributes
ACN	420170
Time
Date	199811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : arb
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : arb
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 370 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	420170
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I am a newly certificated CFI and was instructing a primary student. During 'timed turns' with attitude indicator and directional gyro covered, situational awareness was temporarily lost and we entered arb class D airspace without a clearance. Upon realizing this, I immediately contacted arb tower and admitted our error. Controller acknowledged call and told us to be careful next time. As a new CFI, I found myself so involved in teaching I lost position awareness. I must be conscious of splitting time between instruction and other considerations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CFI'S RPT ON HIS INADVERTENT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE, THE CLASS D OF ARB, MI.

Narrative: I AM A NEWLY CERTIFICATED CFI AND WAS INSTRUCTING A PRIMARY STUDENT. DURING 'TIMED TURNS' WITH ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND DIRECTIONAL GYRO COVERED, SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS TEMPORARILY LOST AND WE ENTERED ARB CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. UPON REALIZING THIS, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED ARB TWR AND ADMITTED OUR ERROR. CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED CALL AND TOLD US TO BE CAREFUL NEXT TIME. AS A NEW CFI, I FOUND MYSELF SO INVOLVED IN TEACHING I LOST POS AWARENESS. I MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF SPLITTING TIME BTWN INSTRUCTION AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

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.