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A C172 pilot becomes disoriented and possibly enters class B airspace when he looses identify of landmarks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 524450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 524450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Possible class B infringement wnw of phl. Wind had changed since arrival, pilot identify of landmarks after takeoff not early enough.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT BECOMES DISORIENTED AND POSSIBLY ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN HE LOOSES IDENT OF LANDMARKS.
Narrative: POSSIBLE CLASS B INFRINGEMENT WNW OF PHL. WIND HAD CHANGED SINCE ARR, PLT IDENT OF LANDMARKS AFTER TKOF NOT EARLY ENOUGH.
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.