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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534781 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : osi.vortac |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 K (231) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 480 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 534781 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Inadvertent violation of class B airspace vertical limits. Thought class B floor was at 6000 ft, as I was climbing up to/through 4500 ft (actual floor was still 4000 ft MSL).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MOONEY 20K PVT PLT FLIES INTO THE FLOOR OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF SFO NEAR OSI, CA.
Narrative: INADVERTENT VIOLATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE VERT LIMITS. THOUGHT CLASS B FLOOR WAS AT 6000 FT, AS I WAS CLBING UP TO/THROUGH 4500 FT (ACTUAL FLOOR WAS STILL 4000 FT MSL).
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.