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A lancair ATP pilot flies into the class B airspace of sea when failing to refer to his chart during a VFR departure procedure from awo, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 516396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s46.tracon tower : ind.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 8550 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 516396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from arlington and climbed to 3000 ft before passing the airport sbound. My plane was to climb over the class B airspace that tops out at 10000 ft. I also called sea approach for flight following and told them my location, altitude, and direction of flight. My mistake was to take the class B description chart out to review before flight and misplaced it. I thought I was climbing to avoid the class B airspace, but after the second controller I talked to said I was in the airspace before I called, I realized that I had violated the top edge. I should have turned to avoid any possible violation of the airspace until I was sure of the boundary by finding the misplaced chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LANCAIR ATP PLT FLIES INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF SEA WHEN FAILING TO REFER TO HIS CHART DURING A VFR DEP PROC FROM AWO, WA.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM ARLINGTON AND CLBED TO 3000 FT BEFORE PASSING THE ARPT SBOUND. MY PLANE WAS TO CLB OVER THE CLASS B AIRSPACE THAT TOPS OUT AT 10000 FT. I ALSO CALLED SEA APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING AND TOLD THEM MY LOCATION, ALT, AND DIRECTION OF FLT. MY MISTAKE WAS TO TAKE THE CLASS B DESCRIPTION CHART OUT TO REVIEW BEFORE FLT AND MISPLACED IT. I THOUGHT I WAS CLBING TO AVOID THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, BUT AFTER THE SECOND CTLR I TALKED TO SAID I WAS IN THE AIRSPACE BEFORE I CALLED, I REALIZED THAT I HAD VIOLATED THE TOP EDGE. I SHOULD HAVE TURNED TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF THE AIRSPACE UNTIL I WAS SURE OF THE BOUNDARY BY FINDING THE MISPLACED CHART.
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.