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A PA23-250 student pilot entered class C airspace when the instructor became distracted with communication and student altitude control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fxe.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fxe.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 476790 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Local training flight for multi-engine training. Student completed normal takeoff, however, was having difficulty maintaining altitude due to power. I instructed him to level off but the climb continued. I looked at the local area and determined it was safe to maintain the current altitude in excess of 2000 ft AGL. Later, after looking at the terminal chart, I realized we may have been on the edge of the fll class C airspace. My distractions with communication, the new student's performance, and the confusion over our actual position contributed to a possible entry into class C airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA23-250 STUDENT PLT ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR BECAME DISTRACTED WITH COM AND STUDENT ALT CTL.
Narrative: LCL TRAINING FLT FOR MULTI-ENG TRAINING. STUDENT COMPLETED NORMAL TKOF, HOWEVER, WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING ALT DUE TO PWR. I INSTRUCTED HIM TO LEVEL OFF BUT THE CLB CONTINUED. I LOOKED AT THE LCL AREA AND DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO MAINTAIN THE CURRENT ALT IN EXCESS OF 2000 FT AGL. LATER, AFTER LOOKING AT THE TERMINAL CHART, I REALIZED WE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE EDGE OF THE FLL CLASS C AIRSPACE. MY DISTRACTIONS WITH COM, THE NEW STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE, AND THE CONFUSION OVER OUR ACTUAL POS CONTRIBUTED TO A POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO CLASS C 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.