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A PA28 pilot has clt class B airspace incursion. Pilot drifted off course while attempting to program an unfamiliar GPS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 716952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt.tracon |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 265 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 716952 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Departed eqy runway 23 in monroe; nc; and became distraction while trying to enter a waypoint into a GPS unit which I had not previously used. I recognized I was off course near fml and immediately made a turn back towards my desired heading. It is possible I entered the charlotte class B airspace at its most southern portion; near fml; where controled airspace begins at 2200 ft MSL. My altitude was 2500 ft MSL. In hindsight; it would have been prudent to have spent some additional time familiarizing myself with the GPS unit; and entered the waypoint prior to departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT HAS CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE INCURSION. PLT DRIFTED OFF COURSE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROGRAM AN UNFAMILIAR GPS.
Narrative: DEPARTED EQY RWY 23 IN MONROE; NC; AND BECAME DISTR WHILE TRYING TO ENTER A WAYPOINT INTO A GPS UNIT WHICH I HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY USED. I RECOGNIZED I WAS OFF COURSE NEAR FML AND IMMEDIATELY MADE A TURN BACK TOWARDS MY DESIRED HDG. IT IS POSSIBLE I ENTERED THE CHARLOTTE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT ITS MOST SOUTHERN PORTION; NEAR FML; WHERE CTLED AIRSPACE BEGINS AT 2200 FT MSL. MY ALT WAS 2500 FT MSL. IN HINDSIGHT; IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRUDENT TO HAVE SPENT SOME ADDITIONAL TIME FAMILIARIZING MYSELF WITH THE GPS UNIT; AND ENTERED THE WAYPOINT PRIOR TO DEP.
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.