C182 PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Date: 2006-06 · Aircraft: Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG · Phase: initial_climb

Anomalies: airspace-violation-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance

Synopsis

C182 PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative

I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ON TXWY B TO RWY 10R; CLRNC DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE MY N-NUMBER CORRECT. NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT; I MADE A WRONG TURN AND STOPPED AND WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM TWR. I RECEIVED CLRNC FROM TWR; VFR; CONTACT CTR AND SQUAWK XXXX. VOLUME OF TFC WAS VERY HIGH IT APPEARED; AND THE CTLR WAS EXTREMELY BUSY; MY WRONG TURN AND INABILITY TO FULLY UNDERSTAND HER DIRECTIONS CAUSED DISTRESS ON BOTH ENDS; AS HER WORKLOAD WAS HVY; AND I WAS TAKING TOO MUCH OF HER TIME. I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I DEPARTED; CLBED OUT AT ABOUT 400 FPM; ACTIVATED MY AUTOPLT; IT WAS SOMEWHAT ROUGH AND BUMPY. I TURNED THE HDG BUG TO APPROX 200 DEGS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS CTLING MY ACFT; TWR GAVE ME A HDG OF 250 DEGS I BELIEVE; THEN; AND BEFORE I COULD CONTACT ZMP; CTR CAME ON AND ASKED THE WRONG CALL SIGN TO IDENT. SOMEWHAT CONFUSED; AS I FELT I HAD CORRECTED MY CALL SIGN WITH FCM CLRNC; I DID COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST TO IDENT; AND CORRECTED THE CALL SIGN. CTR THEN ASKED IF I UNDERSTOOD CLASS B AIRSPACE; AND I REPLIED YES; AND HE SAID THAT I WAS KNEE DEEP IN IT. HE THEN ASKED WHAT ALT I REQUESTED. I RESPONDED 6500 FT AND I BELIEVE HE SAID 'CLRED FOR 6500 FT; VFR ON COURSE.' I REQUESTED 4500 FT AFTER A SHORT WHILE TO GET MORE FAVORABLE WINDS. I CONTINUED WITH FLT FOLLOWING TO SOMEWHERE PAST SIOUX FALLS AND CTR SAID THEY WERE LOSING ME AND ASKED ME TO SQUAWK VFR WHICH I DID. THEN AS I NEARED ONL; I WAS CONTACTED BY A JET; COMMUNICATING BTWN ZMP AND ME; ASKING IF I HAD LANDED AND IF I WANTED CTR TO CANCEL MY IFR FLT PLAN. I INDICATED THAT I WAS NEAR O'NEILL; BUT HAD NOT LANDED AND THAT I WAS NOW ON A VFR NOT IFR FLT PLAN; BUT TO GO AHEAD AND TELL CTR TO CANCEL MY VFR FLT PLAN. UPON LNDG I PHONED COLUMBUS FSS AND CANCELED AS WELL.

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