PA28 instructor and trainee penetrated nlc class D.

Attributes
ACN	453770
Time
Date	199911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 845 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	453770
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to assigned airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While preparing a student for his private pilot check ride, we were doing ground reference maneuvers close to NAS lemoore (my normal practice area for students) on the south side of class D airspace, and called for advisories and was advised my aircraft was just inside the NAS lemoore class D service area. We quickly realized the mistake and promptly exited sbound. Contributing factors not maintaining positional awareness while in reduced visibility (3 mi). Another corrective action might be getting advisory services just after departing visalia westward into the practice area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE PENETRATED NLC CLASS D.

Narrative: WHILE PREPARING A STUDENT FOR HIS PVT PLT CHK RIDE, WE WERE DOING GND REF MANEUVERS CLOSE TO NAS LEMOORE (MY NORMAL PRACTICE AREA FOR STUDENTS) ON THE S SIDE OF CLASS D AIRSPACE, AND CALLED FOR ADVISORIES AND WAS ADVISED MY ACFT WAS JUST INSIDE THE NAS LEMOORE CLASS D SVC AREA. WE QUICKLY REALIZED THE MISTAKE AND PROMPTLY EXITED SBOUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOT MAINTAINING POSITIONAL AWARENESS WHILE IN REDUCED VISIBILITY (3 MI). ANOTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION MIGHT BE GETTING ADVISORY SVCS JUST AFTER DEPARTING VISALIA WESTWARD INTO THE PRACTICE AREA.

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.