<< >> NASA ASRS Report 596947, October 2003

SR22 pilot entered atl class B without clearance, after expecting the pdk ATCT local controller to give him a handoff to A80 TRACON.

Attributes
ACN	596947
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : atl.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon tower : pdk.tower tower : toa.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	596947
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had just departed pdk VFR and requested a south turnout from tower for my destination of pfn. Tower approved my request and I turned direct to pfn. I expected to be handed off to another frequency but was not and I soon realized that I was deep within class B airspace nearing atl. At this time I switched to atl departure and notified them of my position, leveling off at 6500 ft, since I had not still heard about what frequency to change to from the tower at pdk. I am a new IFR pilot and had never been to pdk or atl previously, IFR or VFR, and I realize that I did not follow the correct procedures for flight into, or through, class B. My confusion at not receiving a frequency change from pdk caused me a delay in judgement. In the future I will plan my VFR departures more carefully or file IFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 PLT ENTERED ATL CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC, AFTER EXPECTING THE PDK ATCT LCL CTLR TO GIVE HIM A HDOF TO A80 TRACON.

Narrative: I HAD JUST DEPARTED PDK VFR AND REQUESTED A S TURNOUT FROM TWR FOR MY DEST OF PFN. TWR APPROVED MY REQUEST AND I TURNED DIRECT TO PFN. I EXPECTED TO BE HANDED OFF TO ANOTHER FREQ BUT WAS NOT AND I SOON REALIZED THAT I WAS DEEP WITHIN CLASS B AIRSPACE NEARING ATL. AT THIS TIME I SWITCHED TO ATL DEP AND NOTIFIED THEM OF MY POS, LEVELING OFF AT 6500 FT, SINCE I HAD NOT STILL HEARD ABOUT WHAT FREQ TO CHANGE TO FROM THE TWR AT PDK. I AM A NEW IFR PLT AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO PDK OR ATL PREVIOUSLY, IFR OR VFR, AND I REALIZE THAT I DID NOT FOLLOW THE CORRECT PROCS FOR FLT INTO, OR THROUGH, CLASS B. MY CONFUSION AT NOT RECEIVING A FREQ CHANGE FROM PDK CAUSED ME A DELAY IN JUDGEMENT. IN THE FUTURE I WILL PLAN MY VFR DEPS MORE CAREFULLY OR FILE IFR.

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.