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A VFR atx rotary wing aircraft at 6500 ft enters the den class B airspace from the northwest without authority/authorized. Den, co.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 459680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 459680 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : unique event airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
About 1 mi late in executing descent from 6500 ft to less than 6000 ft (below upper limit) in den class B airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A VFR ATX ROTARY WING ACFT AT 6500 FT ENTERS THE DEN CLASS B AIRSPACE FROM THE NW WITHOUT AUTH. DEN, CO.
Narrative: ABOUT 1 MI LATE IN EXECUTING DSCNT FROM 6500 FT TO LESS THAN 6000 FT (BELOW UPPER LIMIT) IN DEN CLASS B AIRSPACE.
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.