<< >> NASA ASRS Report 508380, April 2001

Small transport instructor and student pilot on proficiency flight climb into, and descend out of, mkc class B distraction by GPS inputs.

Attributes
ACN	508380
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	508380
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying wbound from mkc, we may have inadvertently entered the class B airspace for mci approach control. We were having trouble getting the GPS set to give us a DME reading from mci. When we thought we were clear of the class B airspace, we started climbing and then realized we made a mistake and immediately descended to a proper altitude. We were not in the class B airspace more than a couple of mins. We were not talking to approach as we were VFR on a proficiency flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLT ON PROFICIENCY FLT CLB INTO, AND DSND OUT OF, MKC CLASS B DISTR BY GPS INPUTS.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING WBOUND FROM MKC, WE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR MCI APCH CTL. WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE GPS SET TO GIVE US A DME READING FROM MCI. WHEN WE THOUGHT WE WERE CLR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, WE STARTED CLBING AND THEN REALIZED WE MADE A MISTAKE AND IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO A PROPER ALT. WE WERE NOT IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINS. WE WERE NOT TALKING TO APCH AS WE WERE VFR ON A PROFICIENCY FLT.

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.