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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.
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.