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Pilot of a hiller UH12 entered class D airspace en route to the airport in the class B airspace under which he was operating. He misjudged his position due to looking into the sun.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : efd.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : efd.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | UH-12E/E4 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr arrival other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 455910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departing laporte airport, contacted hobby tower for pasadena arrival, and looking into sun idented wrong road. Hobby tower asked if we were talking to efd tower, then said to remain clear of efd airspace. Should have gone further north then contacted hou tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A HILLER UH12 ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE ENRTE TO THE ARPT IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE UNDER WHICH HE WAS OPERATING. HE MISJUDGED HIS POS DUE TO LOOKING INTO THE SUN.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING LAPORTE ARPT, CONTACTED HOBBY TWR FOR PASADENA ARR, AND LOOKING INTO SUN IDENTED WRONG ROAD. HOBBY TWR ASKED IF WE WERE TALKING TO EFD TWR, THEN SAID TO REMAIN CLR OF EFD AIRSPACE. SHOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER N THEN CONTACTED HOU TWR.
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.