PLT OF A C182 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE.

Date: 1999-10 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far

Synopsis

PLT OF A C182 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE.

Narrative

WHILE FLYING A SURVEILLANCE MISSION; I ENTERED THE BUR ARPT CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT WITH BUR TWR. I HAD BEEN FLYING NBOUND OVER THE I-5 AT 1800 FT MSL; TALKING TO SOCAL APCH; AWAITING A CLASS B CLRNC. AS I CAME CLOSE TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS AREAS; LEAVING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE; I CANCELED MY REQUEST AND RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED. I WAS ABOUT 1 MI FROM BUR'S SURFACE AREA; AND WHILE LOOKING AT MY CHART FOR THEIR TWR FREQ; I ENTERED THE CLASS C SURFACE AREA. I WAS 1 - 1 1/2 MI INSIDE WHEN I REALIZED MY MISTAKE. I AM A NEW PLT WITH THE LAW COUNTY ENFORCEMENT REGIONAL UNIT. ON THIS DATE I WAS WORKING WITH GND UNITS ENGAGED IN A MOBILE SURVEILLANCE. I WAS MONITORING OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA; MY GND UNITS AND COMMUNICATING WITH MY OBSERVER. I GOT BEHIND ON MY COCKPIT WORKLOAD. I BELIEVE MY INEXPERIENCE PLAYED A ROLE IN THIS VIOLATION. THERE WAS A FATIGUE FACTOR; DUE TO LONG HRS THIS WK. OUR CREW CONSISTS OF 2 PLTS; AND I SHOULD HAVE LET THE OTHER CREW MEMBER FLY WHILE I OBSERVED; DUE TO THE FATIGUE FACTOR. I AM IN TRAINING IN THIS POS; AND REQUESTED EXTRA FLYING HRS; WHICH IN THIS CASE WAS PROBABLY A POOR JUDGEMENT CALL.

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