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GA pilot concerned by an O90 controller chastisement due to an alternate interpretation of enhanced class B legalities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 525958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : sfo.vor |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon tracon : mem.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 525958 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Intra Facility Coordination Failure |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : o90.tracon |
| Airspace Structure | class b : sfo.b |
Narrative:
While attempting to activate pre-filed IFR clearance, told to fly 180 degree heading (into enhanced class B) and contact next approach control frequency, who then chastised me for not having IFR clearance in enhanced B airspace. There seems to be much confusion about enhanced B airspace among ATC controllers, since different interps have been my recent experience. This new procedure needs clarification so that controllers do not issue mutually contradictory instructions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA PLT CONCERNED BY AN O90 CTLR CHASTISEMENT DUE TO AN ALTERNATE INTERP OF ENHANCED CLASS B LEGALITIES.
Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE PRE-FILED IFR CLRNC, TOLD TO FLY 180 DEG HDG (INTO ENHANCED CLASS B) AND CONTACT NEXT APCH CTL FREQ, WHO THEN CHASTISED ME FOR NOT HAVING IFR CLRNC IN ENHANCED B AIRSPACE. THERE SEEMS TO BE MUCH CONFUSION ABOUT ENHANCED B AIRSPACE AMONG ATC CTLRS, SINCE DIFFERENT INTERPS HAVE BEEN MY RECENT EXPERIENCE. THIS NEW PROC NEEDS CLARIFICATION SO THAT CTLRS DO NOT ISSUE MUTUALLY CONTRADICTORY INSTRUCTIONS.
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.