Incursion into macdill AFB class D airspace on a visual approach to tpa.

Attributes
ACN	483440
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2600
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	483440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	483441
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Over macdill AFB, cleared for visual approach to runway 36L at tpa and to remain at or above 2600 ft until north of runway 4/22 at macdill. Inadvertently descended below 2600 ft prior to reaching the runway 4/22 centerline. ATC informed us of the deviation. Landed uneventfully at tpa.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INCURSION INTO MACDILL AFB CLASS D AIRSPACE ON A VISUAL APCH TO TPA.

Narrative: OVER MACDILL AFB, CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L AT TPA AND TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 2600 FT UNTIL N OF RWY 4/22 AT MACDILL. INADVERTENTLY DSNDED BELOW 2600 FT PRIOR TO REACHING THE RWY 4/22 CTRLINE. ATC INFORMED US OF THE DEV. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT TPA.

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.