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Pilot of a piper PA28 inadvertently entered class B airspace after canceling his IFR departure flight plan. He was not out of the class B airspace at 5000 ft in the quadrant in which had canceled IFR.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : stl.vortac |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 467600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed st louis sus airport on an IFR flight plan with destination ijx (jacksonville, il). Departure time was approximately XA05Z. After being vectored to the west of sus and some 5 NM outside of the 20 NM outer ring of the class B airspace I canceled IFR, turned to the north and began to climb. After stowing my IFR charts and opening my VFR charts I realized that the class B airspace had an extended leg on the northwest side of st louis that extended to 30 NM with a floor of 4500 ft. At that time, approximately XA20Z, I had reached 5000 ft MSL and I immediately began a descent to 3000 ft MSL. I estimate that I had been in class B airspace for about 3 mins. The cause of the problem was my failure to consult my VFR charts before initiating a climb. A recurrence can be prevented by verifying airspace designation on a VFR chart before climbing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA28 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE AFTER CANCELING HIS IFR DEP FLT PLAN. HE WAS NOT OUT OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 5000 FT IN THE QUADRANT IN WHICH HAD CANCELED IFR.
Narrative: I DEPARTED ST LOUIS SUS ARPT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH DEST IJX (JACKSONVILLE, IL). DEP TIME WAS APPROX XA05Z. AFTER BEING VECTORED TO THE W OF SUS AND SOME 5 NM OUTSIDE OF THE 20 NM OUTER RING OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE I CANCELED IFR, TURNED TO THE N AND BEGAN TO CLB. AFTER STOWING MY IFR CHARTS AND OPENING MY VFR CHARTS I REALIZED THAT THE CLASS B AIRSPACE HAD AN EXTENDED LEG ON THE NW SIDE OF ST LOUIS THAT EXTENDED TO 30 NM WITH A FLOOR OF 4500 FT. AT THAT TIME, APPROX XA20Z, I HAD REACHED 5000 FT MSL AND I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A DSCNT TO 3000 FT MSL. I ESTIMATE THAT I HAD BEEN IN CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR ABOUT 3 MINS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS MY FAILURE TO CONSULT MY VFR CHARTS BEFORE INITIATING A CLB. A RECURRENCE CAN BE PREVENTED BY VERIFYING AIRSPACE DESIGNATION ON A VFR CHART BEFORE CLBING.
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.