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A cpr jet crew departed an airport in an MOA and were unable to maintain VFR below the MOA. The crew flew into the MOA's descending floor in order to maintain cloud clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633103 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : m39.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : vfr |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 633103 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We departed M39 1 hour 30 mins early for an IFR flight. Based on the ASOS and our observations we felt we could take off VFR and get the clearance and remain below the MOA. After takeoff, the controller was very busy and we could not get our clearance. We could not remain VFR and stay below the MOA. The floor was 6000 ft. We turned northeast to stay VFR not noticing that the floor dropped to 100 ft AGL. The controller would not give us a clearance until we cleared the MOA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CPR JET CREW DEPARTED AN ARPT IN AN MOA AND WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN VFR BELOW THE MOA. THE CREW FLEW INTO THE MOA'S DSNDING FLOOR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CLOUD CLRNC.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED M39 1 HR 30 MINS EARLY FOR AN IFR FLT. BASED ON THE ASOS AND OUR OBSERVATIONS WE FELT WE COULD TAKE OFF VFR AND GET THE CLRNC AND REMAIN BELOW THE MOA. AFTER TKOF, THE CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND WE COULD NOT GET OUR CLRNC. WE COULD NOT REMAIN VFR AND STAY BELOW THE MOA. THE FLOOR WAS 6000 FT. WE TURNED NE TO STAY VFR NOT NOTICING THAT THE FLOOR DROPPED TO 100 FT AGL. THE CTLR WOULD NOT GIVE US A CLRNC UNTIL WE CLRED THE MOA.
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.