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Captain of a lear jet LR25 air ambulance flight exceeded airspeed rule when operating beneath class B airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : m98.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 25 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 119 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 429467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching stp airport, kept speed at 250 KTS. Looking at chart later, I realized I was operating beneath floor of class B airspace. I must be more vigilant when operating in such airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A LEAR JET LR25 AIR AMBULANCE FLT EXCEEDED AIRSPD RULE WHEN OPERATING BENEATH CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative: APCHING STP ARPT, KEPT SPD AT 250 KTS. LOOKING AT CHART LATER, I REALIZED I WAS OPERATING BENEATH FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. I MUST BE MORE VIGILANT WHEN OPERATING IN SUCH AIRSPACE.
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.