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A PA28-236 pilot, departing smo, became distraction when his attitude indicator tumbled, even though he was VFR, which caused him to penetrate lax class B.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515050 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 515050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During a departure climb from smo runway 21, smo tower notified us of a class B airspace incursion and advised an immediate right turn. While on this VFR climb, my attitude indicator failed/tumbled, which caused a distraction. This resulted in a delayed right turn. After being advised of the issue, we did an immediate right turn and proceeded to san jose in VFR conditions. I immediately took the airplane to an avionics repair station in san jose to replace the defective attitude indicator. Instrument failure provided a strong distraction which caused me to miss my turn point by just a few tenths of a mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28-236 PLT, DEPARTING SMO, BECAME DISTR WHEN HIS ATTITUDE INDICATOR TUMBLED, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS VFR, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO PENETRATE LAX CLASS B.
Narrative: DURING A DEP CLB FROM SMO RWY 21, SMO TWR NOTIFIED US OF A CLASS B AIRSPACE INCURSION AND ADVISED AN IMMEDIATE R TURN. WHILE ON THIS VFR CLB, MY ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED/TUMBLED, WHICH CAUSED A DISTR. THIS RESULTED IN A DELAYED R TURN. AFTER BEING ADVISED OF THE ISSUE, WE DID AN IMMEDIATE R TURN AND PROCEEDED TO SAN JOSE IN VFR CONDITIONS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE AIRPLANE TO AN AVIONICS REPAIR STATION IN SAN JOSE TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ATTITUDE INDICATOR. INST FAILURE PROVIDED A STRONG DISTR WHICH CAUSED ME TO MISS MY TURN POINT BY JUST A FEW TENTHS OF A MI.
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.