Pilot departing airport within TCA, climbed too soon and penetrated floor of TCA. Using flight follo...

Attributes
ACN	110992
Time
Date	198905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	110992
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

5/mon/89, I departed oak runway 27L. Time was pm local. WX was good VFR. Normally I go IFR, but today I requested flight following. I got an immediate right downwind departure and made a fast climb to 2500'. Handed off to bay approach. I remained at this altitude until I was abeam the approach end of runway 28L at hwd. Positioned myself with highway 580 on my left, highway 17 on my right, and began a climb at the 4500' section of the TCA, idented by the highway 580 turn toward castro valley. Approximately 2 mins later bay approach called (135.4), 'what is you altitude?' I often get asked that, so I replied, '3600'.' the controller immediately replied, 'you have violated the 3000' segment of the TCA.' I made no reply, but immediately pushed the nose over to 3000'. Other than some confusion with my correct registration #, and bay not copying my handoff acknowledgement, the flight proceeded normally from that point. I fly IFR 95% of the time and have never had a problem before--but perhaps become too complacent and should have used my TCA chart instead of the sectional for more accurate identify. I was repositioning an aircraft for company (my employer) at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEPARTING ARPT WITHIN TCA, CLIMBED TOO SOON AND PENETRATED FLOOR OF TCA. USING FLT FOLLOWING, APCH CALLED DEVIATION TO HIS ATTENTION. RETURNED TO PROPER ALT.

Narrative: 5/MON/89, I DEPARTED OAK RWY 27L. TIME WAS PM LCL. WX WAS GOOD VFR. NORMALLY I GO IFR, BUT TODAY I REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING. I GOT AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP AND MADE A FAST CLB TO 2500'. HANDED OFF TO BAY APCH. I REMAINED AT THIS ALT UNTIL I WAS ABEAM THE APCH END OF RWY 28L AT HWD. POSITIONED MYSELF WITH HWY 580 ON MY LEFT, HWY 17 ON MY RIGHT, AND BEGAN A CLB AT THE 4500' SECTION OF THE TCA, IDENTED BY THE HWY 580 TURN TOWARD CASTRO VALLEY. APPROX 2 MINS LATER BAY APCH CALLED (135.4), 'WHAT IS YOU ALT?' I OFTEN GET ASKED THAT, SO I REPLIED, '3600'.' THE CTLR IMMEDIATELY REPLIED, 'YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE 3000' SEGMENT OF THE TCA.' I MADE NO REPLY, BUT IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO 3000'. OTHER THAN SOME CONFUSION WITH MY CORRECT REGISTRATION #, AND BAY NOT COPYING MY HDOF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY FROM THAT POINT. I FLY IFR 95% OF THE TIME AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROB BEFORE--BUT PERHAPS BECOME TOO COMPLACENT AND SHOULD HAVE USED MY TCA CHART INSTEAD OF THE SECTIONAL FOR MORE ACCURATE IDENT. I WAS REPOSITIONING AN ACFT FOR COMPANY (MY EMPLOYER) AT THIS TIME.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.

Pilot departing airport within TCA, climbed too soon and penetrated floor of TCA. Using flight following, approach called deviation to his attention. Returned to proper altitude.