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A small plane pilot, unfamiliar with the phx area, misident a landmark which caused him to fly into class B rather than remain clear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvt.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 518690 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While en route to scottsdale, had flight following all the way from california. Albuquerque ARTCC handed me off to luke. Just past sun city, luke dropped us, asking if we wanted to be handed off to phoenix. As we were close to scottsdale, and outside phoenix airspace, we opted to proceed on our own. The terminal map indicated thunderbird road as a prominent landmark and outside the deer valley airport area. We tracked inbound to scottsdale south of what we thought was thunderbird road (the most obvious road visible). I noticed my proximity to deer valley, thought I was too close and immediately corrected to the south. Upon arrival at scottsdale, told to call deer valley tower, which I did. Was properly chewed out and apologized profusely. Should have called deer valley tower and/or phoenix approach to help me through the area, as not familiar with phoenix area. Also, need to be sure landmarks on map are crosschecked with some other source to be sure properly identified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SMALL PLANE PLT, UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PHX AREA, MISIDENT A LANDMARK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FLY INTO CLASS B RATHER THAN REMAIN CLR.
Narrative: WHILE ENRTE TO SCOTTSDALE, HAD FLT FOLLOWING ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA. ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC HANDED ME OFF TO LUKE. JUST PAST SUN CITY, LUKE DROPPED US, ASKING IF WE WANTED TO BE HANDED OFF TO PHOENIX. AS WE WERE CLOSE TO SCOTTSDALE, AND OUTSIDE PHOENIX AIRSPACE, WE OPTED TO PROCEED ON OUR OWN. THE TERMINAL MAP INDICATED THUNDERBIRD ROAD AS A PROMINENT LANDMARK AND OUTSIDE THE DEER VALLEY ARPT AREA. WE TRACKED INBOUND TO SCOTTSDALE S OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THUNDERBIRD ROAD (THE MOST OBVIOUS ROAD VISIBLE). I NOTICED MY PROX TO DEER VALLEY, THOUGHT I WAS TOO CLOSE AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO THE S. UPON ARR AT SCOTTSDALE, TOLD TO CALL DEER VALLEY TWR, WHICH I DID. WAS PROPERLY CHEWED OUT AND APOLOGIZED PROFUSELY. SHOULD HAVE CALLED DEER VALLEY TWR AND/OR PHOENIX APCH TO HELP ME THROUGH THE AREA, AS NOT FAMILIAR WITH PHOENIX AREA. ALSO, NEED TO BE SURE LANDMARKS ON MAP ARE XCHKED WITH SOME OTHER SOURCE TO BE SURE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED.
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.