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GA aircraft pilot reportedly entered milfac class D causing a conflict with citation on approach procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 657203 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : drt.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2350 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | military facility : dlf.milfac tower : drt.tower |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Citation Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 950 flight time type : 740 |
| ASRS Report | 657203 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | vertical : 200 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was inbound into del rio international (drt) level at 2300 ft under the outer ring of the laughlin class C airspace and flew through the class east extended airspace which was active. A citation jet was on approach and flew underneath my aircraft. After landing at drt; I was to contact and did have a conversation with the controller/supervisor on duty at the time. He stated that I was in laughlin airspace which had a 1.2 mi extension off the center ring of laughlin and that he designated as class D airspace. He also stated that it was a 200 ft separation between our 2 aircraft. The controller took my name and aircraft tail number. I was flying into drt using my garmin 430 which does not show the class east airspace on the moving map but after landing did view it on the sectional that I had in the aircraft. I believe I was authority/authorized to be in that airspace but if I would have been paying more attention to the sectional than the garmin 430; I would not have been in that airspace intentionally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA ACFT PLT REPORTEDLY ENTERED MILFAC CLASS D CAUSING A CONFLICT WITH CITATION ON APCH PROC.
Narrative: I WAS INBOUND INTO DEL RIO INTL (DRT) LEVEL AT 2300 FT UNDER THE OUTER RING OF THE LAUGHLIN CLASS C AIRSPACE AND FLEW THROUGH THE CLASS E EXTENDED AIRSPACE WHICH WAS ACTIVE. A CITATION JET WAS ON APCH AND FLEW UNDERNEATH MY ACFT. AFTER LNDG AT DRT; I WAS TO CONTACT AND DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CTLR/SUPVR ON DUTY AT THE TIME. HE STATED THAT I WAS IN LAUGHLIN AIRSPACE WHICH HAD A 1.2 MI EXTENSION OFF THE CTR RING OF LAUGHLIN AND THAT HE DESIGNATED AS CLASS D AIRSPACE. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS A 200 FT SEPARATION BTWN OUR 2 ACFT. THE CTLR TOOK MY NAME AND ACFT TAIL NUMBER. I WAS FLYING INTO DRT USING MY GARMIN 430 WHICH DOES NOT SHOW THE CLASS E AIRSPACE ON THE MOVING MAP BUT AFTER LNDG DID VIEW IT ON THE SECTIONAL THAT I HAD IN THE ACFT. I BELIEVE I WAS AUTH TO BE IN THAT AIRSPACE BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING MORE ATTN TO THE SECTIONAL THAN THE GARMIN 430; I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THAT AIRSPACE INTENTIONALLY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.