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PA28 training flight inadvertently penetrated class D airspace during transition from making practice instrument approachs to other nearby airports.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : pxr.vortac |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : luf.milfac |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 498400 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Event occurs jan/xa/01 between XA00-XA15. During flight training with 2 students, cross country and training class B airspace, after leaving the class B airspace and practicing touch-and-goes between the airports of scottsdale, az, and deer valley, az, an incursion into the class D airspace of A-27 phoenix luke AFB may have occurred during a diversion. As the possibility of incursion was observed, immediate action was taken to assume that class D airspace was exited. At the moment, we were in no contact with any ATC and were squawking VFR mode C. The unfamiliarity with the area is probably the main reason an incursion could have occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 TRAINING FLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE DURING TRANSITION FROM MAKING PRACTICE INST APCHS TO OTHER NEARBY ARPTS.
Narrative: EVENT OCCURS JAN/XA/01 BTWN XA00-XA15. DURING FLT TRAINING WITH 2 STUDENTS, XCOUNTRY AND TRAINING CLASS B AIRSPACE, AFTER LEAVING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AND PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES BTWN THE ARPTS OF SCOTTSDALE, AZ, AND DEER VALLEY, AZ, AN INCURSION INTO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF A-27 PHOENIX LUKE AFB MAY HAVE OCCURRED DURING A DIVERSION. AS THE POSSIBILITY OF INCURSION WAS OBSERVED, IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO ASSUME THAT CLASS D AIRSPACE WAS EXITED. AT THE MOMENT, WE WERE IN NO CONTACT WITH ANY ATC AND WERE SQUAWKING VFR MODE C. THE UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA IS PROBABLY THE MAIN REASON AN INCURSION COULD HAVE OCCURRED.
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.