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A PA46 pilot deliberately flew into class a airspace to test a vacuum pump's performance and had an encounter with another aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pbf.vortac |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : enroute altitude change cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | Other |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 432755 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 5000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was VFR at 17500 ft. I recently had a vacuum pump replaced that wasn't working at higher altitudes. I climbed to FL250 to check the new vacuum pump without getting a clearance into controled airspace. At FL250 I saw another aircraft go by at a distance of 3000-5000 ft. Although I was only going into controled airspace for 15 mins, I should not have forgotten to get clearance. I will not make such a mistake again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA46 PLT DELIBERATELY FLEW INTO CLASS A AIRSPACE TO TEST A VACUUM PUMP'S PERFORMANCE AND HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH ANOTHER ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS VFR AT 17500 FT. I RECENTLY HAD A VACUUM PUMP REPLACED THAT WASN'T WORKING AT HIGHER ALTS. I CLBED TO FL250 TO CHK THE NEW VACUUM PUMP WITHOUT GETTING A CLRNC INTO CTLED AIRSPACE. AT FL250 I SAW ANOTHER ACFT GO BY AT A DISTANCE OF 3000-5000 FT. ALTHOUGH I WAS ONLY GOING INTO CTLED AIRSPACE FOR 15 MINS, I SHOULD NOT HAVE FORGOTTEN TO GET CLRNC. I WILL NOT MAKE SUCH A MISTAKE AGAIN.
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.