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An HH65B dolphin military helicopter pilot on a security mission enters class D airspace without permission at nbg, la.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nbg.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nbg.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern enroute other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5050 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 599323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departure, I was cleared SVFR to the north for a routine homeland security patrol. I flew north along the harvey canal and then departed class D. On my outbound call, I did advise navy tower I'd be checking on again when sbound. Once on the mississippi river, we began sighting targets of interest operating 300 ft and below. Generally, WX was good, but definitely MVFR. Intermittent visibility conditions of 1-2 mi did occur, but overall, the WX was not a primary factor. I'm very familiar with my area, but I allowed myself to become complacent and dropped my guard with regards to situational awareness. Secondary to this was the poor visibility and winding river. Nevertheless, on the sbound portion, I stumbled into class D unannounced, and before I realized it, I was nearly right up on the airport. One I realized my error, I immediately contacted the tower and requested SVFR, to continue my patrol sbound 300 ft and below. They approved my request and I subsequently proceeded without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN HH65B DOLPHIN MIL HELI PLT ON A SECURITY MISSION ENTERS CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION AT NBG, LA.
Narrative: AFTER DEP, I WAS CLRED SVFR TO THE N FOR A ROUTINE HOMELAND SECURITY PATROL. I FLEW N ALONG THE HARVEY CANAL AND THEN DEPARTED CLASS D. ON MY OUTBOUND CALL, I DID ADVISE NAVY TWR I'D BE CHKING ON AGAIN WHEN SBOUND. ONCE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, WE BEGAN SIGHTING TARGETS OF INTEREST OPERATING 300 FT AND BELOW. GENERALLY, WX WAS GOOD, BUT DEFINITELY MVFR. INTERMITTENT VISIBILITY CONDITIONS OF 1-2 MI DID OCCUR, BUT OVERALL, THE WX WAS NOT A PRIMARY FACTOR. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH MY AREA, BUT I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME COMPLACENT AND DROPPED MY GUARD WITH REGARDS TO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. SECONDARY TO THIS WAS THE POOR VISIBILITY AND WINDING RIVER. NEVERTHELESS, ON THE SBOUND PORTION, I STUMBLED INTO CLASS D UNANNOUNCED, AND BEFORE I REALIZED IT, I WAS NEARLY RIGHT UP ON THE ARPT. ONE I REALIZED MY ERROR, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE TWR AND REQUESTED SVFR, TO CONTINUE MY PATROL SBOUND 300 FT AND BELOW. THEY APPROVED MY REQUEST AND I SUBSEQUENTLY PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.