Pilot of a C182 inadvertently entered class C airspace during law enforcement surveillance.

Attributes
ACN	452410
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 58 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 67
ASRS Report	452410
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While flying a surveillance mission, I entered the bur airport class C airspace without radio contact with bur tower. I had been flying northbound over the I-5 at 1800 ft MSL, talking to socal approach, awaiting a class B clearance. As I came close to the hollywood hills areas, leaving the class B airspace, I canceled my request and radar service was terminated. I was about 1 mi from bur's surface area, and while looking at my chart for their tower frequency, I entered the class C surface area. I was 1 - 1 1/2 mi inside when I realized my mistake. I am a new pilot with the law county enforcement regional unit. On this date I was working with ground units engaged in a mobile surveillance. I was monitoring other aircraft in the area, my ground units and communicating with my observer. I got behind on my cockpit workload. I believe my inexperience played a role in this violation. There was a fatigue factor, due to long hours this week. Our crew consists of 2 pilots, and I should have let the other crew member fly while I observed, due to the fatigue factor. I am in training in this position, and requested extra flying hours, which in this case was probably a poor judgement call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C182 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A SURVEILLANCE MISSION, I ENTERED THE BUR ARPT CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT WITH BUR TWR. I HAD BEEN FLYING NBOUND OVER THE I-5 AT 1800 FT MSL, TALKING TO SOCAL APCH, AWAITING A CLASS B CLRNC. AS I CAME CLOSE TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS AREAS, LEAVING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, I CANCELED MY REQUEST AND RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED. I WAS ABOUT 1 MI FROM BUR'S SURFACE AREA, AND WHILE LOOKING AT MY CHART FOR THEIR TWR FREQ, I ENTERED THE CLASS C SURFACE AREA. I WAS 1 - 1 1/2 MI INSIDE WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. I AM A NEW PLT WITH THE LAW COUNTY ENFORCEMENT REGIONAL UNIT. ON THIS DATE I WAS WORKING WITH GND UNITS ENGAGED IN A MOBILE SURVEILLANCE. I WAS MONITORING OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA, MY GND UNITS AND COMMUNICATING WITH MY OBSERVER. I GOT BEHIND ON MY COCKPIT WORKLOAD. I BELIEVE MY INEXPERIENCE PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS VIOLATION. THERE WAS A FATIGUE FACTOR, DUE TO LONG HRS THIS WK. OUR CREW CONSISTS OF 2 PLTS, AND I SHOULD HAVE LET THE OTHER CREW MEMBER FLY WHILE I OBSERVED, DUE TO THE FATIGUE FACTOR. I AM IN TRAINING IN THIS POS, AND REQUESTED EXTRA FLYING HRS, WHICH IN THIS CASE WAS PROBABLY A POOR JUDGEMENT CALL.

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.