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A C152 private pilot gets lost during a proposed VFR cross country flight from myf to cxl. He enters the class B of san while 6 mi south of see, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465054 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : see.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon tower : see.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 152 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 93 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 465054 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other controllerb other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On mar/xa/00 at about XX30, I departed myf on a cross country to cxl. I departed to the east and climbed to my cruising altitude of 3500 ft. After I departed myf airspace, I called gillespie tower to request a transition through their class D airspace. As I leveled off at 3500 ft, I realized that I was south of gillespie and that I had possibly entered the san class B airspace. I had passed through a layer of haze, and could not clearly see the ground. I consulted the san VFR terminal chart and confirmed that I was south of gillespie. I called the gillespie tower and asked for assistance, because I was not sure of my exact location. The tower idented my aircraft on radar and vectored me to gillespie. I entered the pattern and made a full stop landing. When I reviewed the VFR terminal chart I confirmed that I inadvertently entered the san class B airspace without a clearance. The tower personnel told me that socal approach had put a radar tag on my aircraft, but they did not say that I would receive a violation. I should have been more careful in my preflight planning, and I should have known where I was and where the class B airspace was. I am studying instrument flying, and this will help my planning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C152 PVT PLT GETS LOST DURING A PROPOSED VFR XCOUNTRY FLT FROM MYF TO CXL. HE ENTERS THE CLASS B OF SAN WHILE 6 MI S OF SEE, CA.
Narrative: ON MAR/XA/00 AT ABOUT XX30, I DEPARTED MYF ON A XCOUNTRY TO CXL. I DEPARTED TO THE E AND CLBED TO MY CRUISING ALT OF 3500 FT. AFTER I DEPARTED MYF AIRSPACE, I CALLED GILLESPIE TWR TO REQUEST A TRANSITION THROUGH THEIR CLASS D AIRSPACE. AS I LEVELED OFF AT 3500 FT, I REALIZED THAT I WAS S OF GILLESPIE AND THAT I HAD POSSIBLY ENTERED THE SAN CLASS B AIRSPACE. I HAD PASSED THROUGH A LAYER OF HAZE, AND COULD NOT CLRLY SEE THE GND. I CONSULTED THE SAN VFR TERMINAL CHART AND CONFIRMED THAT I WAS S OF GILLESPIE. I CALLED THE GILLESPIE TWR AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE, BECAUSE I WAS NOT SURE OF MY EXACT LOCATION. THE TWR IDENTED MY ACFT ON RADAR AND VECTORED ME TO GILLESPIE. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND MADE A FULL STOP LNDG. WHEN I REVIEWED THE VFR TERMINAL CHART I CONFIRMED THAT I INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE SAN CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. THE TWR PERSONNEL TOLD ME THAT SOCAL APCH HAD PUT A RADAR TAG ON MY ACFT, BUT THEY DID NOT SAY THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A VIOLATION. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CAREFUL IN MY PREFLT PLANNING, AND I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN WHERE I WAS AND WHERE THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WAS. I AM STUDYING INST FLYING, AND THIS WILL HELP MY PLANNING.
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.