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VFR bonanza pilot enter class B airspace while trying to avoid clouds. No contact with any control agency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sea.vortac |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 440823 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
VFR from eln to tiw I encountered what appeared to be a broken layer that closed around me while I progressed towards tiw. I lost my geographic orientation while looking for a hole to descend to VFR conditions below the cloud layer and inadvertently entered class B airspace without a clearance. IFR flight in this aircraft is not authority/authorized or else I would have filed IFR. As soon as I regained positional awareness, I realized I should descend through a hole and left the class B airspace. Luckily there are no other incidents to report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VFR BONANZA PLT ENTER CLASS B AIRSPACE WHILE TRYING TO AVOID CLOUDS. NO CONTACT WITH ANY CTL AGENCY.
Narrative: VFR FROM ELN TO TIW I ENCOUNTERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BROKEN LAYER THAT CLOSED AROUND ME WHILE I PROGRESSED TOWARDS TIW. I LOST MY GEOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION WHILE LOOKING FOR A HOLE TO DSND TO VFR CONDITIONS BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. IFR FLT IN THIS ACFT IS NOT AUTH OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE FILED IFR. AS SOON AS I REGAINED POSITIONAL AWARENESS, I REALIZED I SHOULD DSND THROUGH A HOLE AND LEFT THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. LUCKILY THERE ARE NO OTHER INCIDENTS TO RPT.
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.