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Private pilot of a piper PA28 inadvertently flew into class B airspace during a short cross country trip and descended out of it just prior to arriving at destination airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vkx.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dca.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 420 |
| ASRS Report | 481310 |
| 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A short ferry flight from heg direct to vkx, climbed to 2500 ft prior to crossing davis army airfield, entered baltimore-washington class B airspace 1000 ft over floor at 1500 ft MSL. Inadvertently flew about 3 mi, then realized mistake, then rapidly descended at 1000 FPM to 1200 ft MSL, emerging near downwind/final leg at vkx runway 6 in front of another aircraft at that altitude traveling parallel to vkx runway 6 downwind (pattern altitude at vkx is 1000 ft MSL). Was able to see and avoid traffic without conflict or close encounter. Should've requested flight following or deviate into class B airspace or else descend below 1500 ft MSL over entire hef-vkx route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28 INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A SHORT XCOUNTRY TRIP AND DSNDED OUT OF IT JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT DEST ARPT.
Narrative: A SHORT FERRY FLT FROM HEG DIRECT TO VKX, CLBED TO 2500 FT PRIOR TO XING DAVIS ARMY AIRFIELD, ENTERED BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CLASS B AIRSPACE 1000 FT OVER FLOOR AT 1500 FT MSL. INADVERTENTLY FLEW ABOUT 3 MI, THEN REALIZED MISTAKE, THEN RAPIDLY DSNDED AT 1000 FPM TO 1200 FT MSL, EMERGING NEAR DOWNWIND/FINAL LEG AT VKX RWY 6 IN FRONT OF ANOTHER ACFT AT THAT ALT TRAVELING PARALLEL TO VKX RWY 6 DOWNWIND (PATTERN ALT AT VKX IS 1000 FT MSL). WAS ABLE TO SEE AND AVOID TFC WITHOUT CONFLICT OR CLOSE ENCOUNTER. SHOULD'VE REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING OR DEVIATE INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE OR ELSE DSND BELOW 1500 FT MSL OVER ENTIRE HEF-VKX RTE.
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.