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A private instrument rated pilot flying a light single engine aircraft becomes distraction and inadvertently enters class C airspace at bdl without proper clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : baf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1386 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 440220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Problem: possible inadvertent incursion of class C airspace. Cause: complacency. I may have flown into bdl's class C airspace without intending to do so, on the way either south or north between westfield, ma (baf), and simsbury, ct (4b9).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT INST RATED PLT FLYING A LIGHT SINGLE ENG ACFT BECOMES DISTR AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERS CLASS C AIRSPACE AT BDL WITHOUT PROPER CLRNC.
Narrative: PROB: POSSIBLE INADVERTENT INCURSION OF CLASS C AIRSPACE. CAUSE: COMPLACENCY. I MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO BDL'S CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT INTENDING TO DO SO, ON THE WAY EITHER S OR N BTWN WESTFIELD, MA (BAF), AND SIMSBURY, CT (4B9).
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.