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C150 pilot directed to land by act local controller when calling for class D through clearance, being notified of a P49 airspace violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579951 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : act.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : act.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35.3 flight time total : 216 flight time type : 188 |
| ASRS Report | 579951 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed 2te2 field for a direct route around class B to cleburne airport. The intent was to promote aviation and to build time in type aircraft. During refueling, I received a call from a seller of a prospective aircraft at tpl. A time was arranged and we departed for tpl. Before entering class D around waco, just north of lake whitney, I radioed waco regional tower that I would like to transition through their airspace to tpl. They were busy talking to 4 planes on the ground getting clearance to depart. Later, I found those were F16's. The tower told me to land at waco regional so a marshall could ask a few questions. That is when I knew that I had done something terrible. I am at fault, no one or nothing is to blame, but myself. I have endangered my right to fly and have a new perspective about the responsibility of being an american private pilot. I did not call for a briefing nor did I file a VFR flight plan and I knew better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 PLT DIRECTED TO LAND BY ACT LCL CTLR WHEN CALLING FOR CLASS D THROUGH CLRNC, BEING NOTIFIED OF A P49 AIRSPACE VIOLATION.
Narrative: I DEPARTED 2TE2 FIELD FOR A DIRECT RTE AROUND CLASS B TO CLEBURNE ARPT. THE INTENT WAS TO PROMOTE AVIATION AND TO BUILD TIME IN TYPE ACFT. DURING REFUELING, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A SELLER OF A PROSPECTIVE ACFT AT TPL. A TIME WAS ARRANGED AND WE DEPARTED FOR TPL. BEFORE ENTERING CLASS D AROUND WACO, JUST N OF LAKE WHITNEY, I RADIOED WACO REGIONAL TWR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TRANSITION THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE TO TPL. THEY WERE BUSY TALKING TO 4 PLANES ON THE GND GETTING CLRNC TO DEPART. LATER, I FOUND THOSE WERE F16'S. THE TWR TOLD ME TO LAND AT WACO REGIONAL SO A MARSHALL COULD ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. THAT IS WHEN I KNEW THAT I HAD DONE SOMETHING TERRIBLE. I AM AT FAULT, NO ONE OR NOTHING IS TO BLAME, BUT MYSELF. I HAVE ENDANGERED MY RIGHT TO FLY AND HAVE A NEW PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING AN AMERICAN PRIVATE PLT. I DID NOT CALL FOR A BRIEFING NOR DID I FILE A VFR FLT PLAN AND I KNEW BETTER.
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.