UNAUTH FLT INTO TCA.

Date: 1994-08 · Aircraft: Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

UNAUTH FLT INTO TCA.

Narrative

I WAS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO A STUDENT PLT. WE TOOK OFF OUT OF ANDREWS AFB (KADW) AT XA45; VFR DIRECT TIPTON (FME). DO TO UNFAMILIARIZATION TO AREA AND LOW VISIBILITY WE BECAME DISORIENTED SOON AFTER DEP. I TOLD MY STUDENT TO PROCEED NBOUND AND TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR LANDMARKS. A FEW MINS LATER I SAW BWI AT MY 12 O'CLOCK TOOK THE CTLS FROM MY STUDENT AND DID A 180 DEG HDG SBOUND BECAUSE TIPTON WAS JUST S OF BWI. WELL AFTER SOME HARD LOOKING I FINALLY FOUND TIPTON AND SHOWED IT TO MY STUDENT. I TOLD MY STUDENT TO ENTER ME INTO THE PATTERN AND TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CALLS TO TIPTON TFC. WELL AS SOON AS HE DID SURE ENOUGH BWI WAS ON THE RADIO ASKING US FOR OUR FULL CALL SIGN. WHICH WE GAVE HIM; THEN THE CTLR GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL AS SOON AS I LANDED. WHEN WE GOT ON THE GND I SHUT DOWN; GOT OUT AND CALLED THE NUMBER. IT WAS BWI TWR AND HE TOLD ME THAT WE HAD BROKEN INTO THEIR 7 MI RING AND THAT ACR HAD COMPLAINED SO HE HAD TO FILL OUT THIS FORM. WELL; I GAVE THE CTLR WHAT HE ASKED ME FOR (NAME; ADDRESS; PHONE; CERTIFICATE NUMBER). THE CTLR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE HEARING FROM THEM SOON. WAITING WITH MY FINGERS CROSSED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.