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Pilot in C182 departs vny and inadvertently climbed into the bur outer class C ring in order to avoid several large birds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vny.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vny.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 602135 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : birds non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : became reoriented |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Vny is under the outer ring of burbank class C airspace, which has a floor of 3000 ft MSL. My normal procedure on climb out from vny is to climb to approximately 2800 ft until clear of class C outer ring. On this occasion, I continued climbing to avoid several large birds in my path. Distraction by the birds, I did not realize that I had climbed to approximately 3600 ft. As soon as I realized that I had climbed into the class C airspace, I immediately leveled off, but did not descend because I was already at the boundary of the class C airspace. During the entire time, I was monitoring vny tower, but received no calls. Upon clearing the vny and class C airspace, I called socal departure and obtained VFR advisories. Socal departure did not advise of any deviation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT IN C182 DEPARTS VNY AND INADVERTENTLY CLBED INTO THE BUR OUTER CLASS C RING IN ORDER TO AVOID SEVERAL LARGE BIRDS.
Narrative: VNY IS UNDER THE OUTER RING OF BURBANK CLASS C AIRSPACE, WHICH HAS A FLOOR OF 3000 FT MSL. MY NORMAL PROC ON CLBOUT FROM VNY IS TO CLB TO APPROX 2800 FT UNTIL CLR OF CLASS C OUTER RING. ON THIS OCCASION, I CONTINUED CLBING TO AVOID SEVERAL LARGE BIRDS IN MY PATH. DISTR BY THE BIRDS, I DID NOT REALIZE THAT I HAD CLBED TO APPROX 3600 FT. AS SOON AS I REALIZED THAT I HAD CLBED INTO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE, I IMMEDIATELY LEVELED OFF, BUT DID NOT DSND BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY AT THE BOUNDARY OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE. DURING THE ENTIRE TIME, I WAS MONITORING VNY TWR, BUT RECEIVED NO CALLS. UPON CLRING THE VNY AND CLASS C AIRSPACE, I CALLED SOCAL DEP AND OBTAINED VFR ADVISORIES. SOCAL DEP DID NOT ADVISE OF ANY DEV.
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.