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A BE35 penetrated class D airspace at pfn resulting in intervention by ATC to separate conflicting traffic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pfn.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pfn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR Combined VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pfn.tower |
| Make Model Name | Citation X |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 435850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : became reoriented |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 2500 vertical : 500 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Filed and received IFR clearance from dtw to srq before departing dts at approximately XA30 local in VMC. Requested eglin departure to approve VFR coastal route to teres intersection as advised by FSS as normal local procedure. With eglin approval, transited R2919B and R2914B, after which eglin terminated radar service. We were confused by not being given handoff and unable to clarify with eglin due to radio traffic. We contacted tyndall approach to obtain further clearance, while turning inland to avoid tyndall's military airspace. During time elapsed to contact tyndall approach, secure radar identify and handoff to pfn tower, penetrated pfn class D airspace inadvertently. Notified PNF tower on first contact that citation traffic was in site, although this traffic had not been pointed out by tyndall approach. Citation was on approximately 2 1/2 mi downwind to base. We were admonished by pfn tower during first response and began turn to exit class D airspace to northwest, but were given eastbound heading by tower. Heard citation tell tower that they got a TCASII warning. Confusion arose between VFR and IFR procedures and we apparently contacted the wrong ATC facility and/or in untimely manner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE AT PFN RESULTING IN INTERVENTION BY ATC TO SEPARATE CONFLICTING TFC.
Narrative: FILED AND RECEIVED IFR CLRNC FROM DTW TO SRQ BEFORE DEPARTING DTS AT APPROX XA30 LCL IN VMC. REQUESTED EGLIN DEP TO APPROVE VFR COASTAL RTE TO TERES INTXN AS ADVISED BY FSS AS NORMAL LCL PROC. WITH EGLIN APPROVAL, TRANSITED R2919B AND R2914B, AFTER WHICH EGLIN TERMINATED RADAR SVC. WE WERE CONFUSED BY NOT BEING GIVEN HDOF AND UNABLE TO CLARIFY WITH EGLIN DUE TO RADIO TFC. WE CONTACTED TYNDALL APCH TO OBTAIN FURTHER CLRNC, WHILE TURNING INLAND TO AVOID TYNDALL'S MIL AIRSPACE. DURING TIME ELAPSED TO CONTACT TYNDALL APCH, SECURE RADAR IDENT AND HDOF TO PFN TWR, PENETRATED PFN CLASS D AIRSPACE INADVERTENTLY. NOTIFIED PNF TWR ON FIRST CONTACT THAT CITATION TFC WAS IN SITE, ALTHOUGH THIS TFC HAD NOT BEEN POINTED OUT BY TYNDALL APCH. CITATION WAS ON APPROX 2 1/2 MI DOWNWIND TO BASE. WE WERE ADMONISHED BY PFN TWR DURING FIRST RESPONSE AND BEGAN TURN TO EXIT CLASS D AIRSPACE TO NW, BUT WERE GIVEN EBOUND HDG BY TWR. HEARD CITATION TELL TWR THAT THEY GOT A TCASII WARNING. CONFUSION AROSE BTWN VFR AND IFR PROCS AND WE APPARENTLY CONTACTED THE WRONG ATC FACILITY AND/OR IN UNTIMELY MANNER.
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.