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A relatively low-time CFI on a training flight, is denied permission to enter bwi class B. On the adjacent VFR flyway, he suffered a bird strike, lost visual outside cues, and inadvertently entered bwi class B.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451968 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon tracon : iad.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 723 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 451968 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : birds non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : iad.tracon staffing : iad.tracon |
| Airspace Structure | class b : bwi.b |
Narrative:
On aug/thu/99, a student and I were on a night cross country. A major objective was training within class B airspace. We were en route from jyo, leesburg, va, to W29, stevensville/bay bridge, md. I contacted iad approach for clearance. They 'handed off' to dca approach, but dca approach would not acknowledge our xmissions at all. We tried repeatedly to speak with them, but received not even an acknowledgment. We were then forced to navigation around the class B between bwi and andrews AFB, while transitioning the VFR flyway. We suffered a bird strike which covered my side of the windshield in bird parts. Then, while trying to re-establish visual navigation, we inadvertently entered class B at bwi. I recommended that ATC proceed with the 'washington TRACON' so that once service is established, some continuity can be maintained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RELATIVELY LOW-TIME CFI ON A TRAINING FLT, IS DENIED PERMISSION TO ENTER BWI CLASS B. ON THE ADJACENT VFR FLYWAY, HE SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE, LOST VISUAL OUTSIDE CUES, AND INADVERTENTLY ENTERED BWI CLASS B.
Narrative: ON AUG/THU/99, A STUDENT AND I WERE ON A NIGHT XCOUNTRY. A MAJOR OBJECTIVE WAS TRAINING WITHIN CLASS B AIRSPACE. WE WERE ENRTE FROM JYO, LEESBURG, VA, TO W29, STEVENSVILLE/BAY BRIDGE, MD. I CONTACTED IAD APCH FOR CLRNC. THEY 'HANDED OFF' TO DCA APCH, BUT DCA APCH WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OUR XMISSIONS AT ALL. WE TRIED REPEATEDLY TO SPEAK WITH THEM, BUT RECEIVED NOT EVEN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. WE WERE THEN FORCED TO NAV AROUND THE CLASS B BTWN BWI AND ANDREWS AFB, WHILE TRANSITIONING THE VFR FLYWAY. WE SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE WHICH COVERED MY SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD IN BIRD PARTS. THEN, WHILE TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH VISUAL NAV, WE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AT BWI. I RECOMMENDED THAT ATC PROCEED WITH THE 'WASHINGTON TRACON' SO THAT ONCE SVC IS ESTABLISHED, SOME CONTINUITY CAN BE MAINTAINED.
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.