UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE BY STUDENT PLT ON CROSS COUNTRY.
Synopsis
UNAUTH PENETRATION OF CLASS B AIRSPACE BY STUDENT PLT ON CROSS COUNTRY.
Narrative
I WAS GOING ON A CROSS COUNTRY AS A STUDENT PLT FOR MY PRIVATE PLT CROSS COUNTRY REQUIREMENTS. RTE OF FLT WAS SFB-LGZ-LAL-MLB-SFB; WITH A LNDG IN LAL AND ANOTHER LNDG IN MLB; AFTER TKOF FROM SFB EXPERIENCED REAL HEAVY TURB BUT DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TRIP TO LAL. AFTER LNDG IN LAL DECIDED TO CHANGE PLAN AND FLY BACK TO SFB DUE TO EXTREMELY HEAVY TURB. WHILE ENRTE TO SFB I WAS FLYING A 045 DEG HDG. I CUT THROUGH ORLANDO (MCO) CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT NOTICING ON THE VFR CHART MAP THE CLASS B AREA LIMITATIONS FOR (MCO); I SAW A COUPLE OF JET AIRPLANES ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FOR MCO FOR LNDG; THAT IS WHEN I REALIZED THAT I'VE ENTERED MCO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. I WAS FLYING AT 3500 FT WHEN ENTERED CLASS B (MCO). I DECIDED TO DRIFT TO THE L TOWARD LAKE APOPKA TO GET OUT OF CLASS B MCO. AS A STUDENT PLT; I BELIEVE THAT THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF PERFORMANCE; IN MY CASE; I NEVER REALIZED THAT THE TURB WAS GOING TO BE THAT BAD; BESIDES THE VFR MAP (CHART) WAS THE (LEGEND) EVERYTHING WAS SO CLUTTERED AND PROBABLY NOT SO EASY TO NOTICE AS IF I WAS USING THE TERMINAL AREA VFR CHART FOR (MCO). IN MY CASE; I ALSO THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF I WOULD HAVE MADE A DECISION TO GO BACK TO SFB AND MAYBE WAITED FOR A BETTER DAY; BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE TURB WAS GOING TO DIE OUT AS I CONTINUED MY TRIP; BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 295783: THE CONDITIONS THAT I FEEL PLAYED A MAJOR FACTOR WAS THAT HE ONLY HAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE HE GOES BACK TO HIS COUNTRY. THIS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DECISION TO GO ON THIS CROSS COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS TOTALLY WITHIN HIS ABILITIES; IT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE. DURING THE CROSS COUNTRY HE STARTED FEELING SICK AND DECIDED NOT TO FINISH THE CROSS COUNTRY ONCE HE GOT TO LAL. SO HE DECIDED TO COME HOME AND ON THE WAY HOME HE MADE THE INCURSION ON ORL CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.