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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498610 | 
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 | 
| Day | Mon | 
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 | 
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport | 
| State Reference | KY | 
| Altitude | msl single value : 6500 | 
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC | 
| Light | Night | 
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg.tracon | 
| Operator | general aviation : corporate | 
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 | 
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 | 
| Flight Phase | cruise : level | 
| Route In Use | enroute other | 
| Flight Plan | None | 
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate | 
| Function | flight crew : first officer | 
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial  | 
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3000  | 
| ASRS Report | 498610 | 
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate | 
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic  | 
| Qualification | pilot : atp | 
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure  | 
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera  | 
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact  | 
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew | 
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance | 
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance | 
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation | 
Narrative:
Called cvg approach 17 mi sse at 6500 ft for flight following. Flown this area often in the past, did not realize it went from class C airspace to class B airspace. I did have current charts, just always knew it as class C airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA31 FLC ARE ADVISED BY CVG THAT THEY HAVE PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC WHEN FLC CALLS FOR FLT FOLLOWING.
Narrative: CALLED CVG APCH 17 MI SSE AT 6500 FT FOR FLT FOLLOWING. FLOWN THIS AREA OFTEN IN THE PAST, DID NOT REALIZE IT WENT FROM CLASS C AIRSPACE TO CLASS B AIRSPACE. I DID HAVE CURRENT CHARTS, JUST ALWAYS KNEW IT AS 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.