R22 helicopter pilot trainee made a solo cross country flight in class B airspace without clearance as required by FAA security NOTAM covering the enhanced airspace under the normally designated class B airspace.

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Attributes
ACN	525227
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Robinson R22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	525227
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Misunderstood NOTAM permitting VFR flight training in enhanced bravo airspace. Believed solo proficiency training flight without CFI was permitted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: R22 HELICOPTER PLT TRAINEE MADE A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLT IN CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC AS REQUIRED BY FAA SECURITY NOTAM COVERING THE ENHANCED AIRSPACE UNDER THE NORMALLY DESIGNATED CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MISUNDERSTOOD NOTAM PERMITTING VFR FLT TRAINING IN ENHANCED BRAVO AIRSPACE. BELIEVED SOLO PROFICIENCY TRAINING FLT WITHOUT CFI WAS PERMITTED.

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.