TCA penetration by small aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	114214
Time
Date	198906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 620 flight time type : 396
ASRS Report	114214
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed san carlos 'bay meadows departure'. Necessary to turn west before bay meadows due to fog and clouds to remain VFR. No response from approach on 135.65. Had been told of some transmission clarity difficulty by ZOA about late am local, on flight to san carlos. Proceeded northwest through TCA to sts at 4500' staying clear of other aircraft and clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCA PENETRATION BY SMA.

Narrative: DEPARTED SAN CARLOS 'BAY MEADOWS DEP'. NECESSARY TO TURN WEST BEFORE BAY MEADOWS DUE TO FOG AND CLOUDS TO REMAIN VFR. NO RESPONSE FROM APCH ON 135.65. HAD BEEN TOLD OF SOME XMISSION CLARITY DIFFICULTY BY ZOA ABOUT LATE AM LOCAL, ON FLT TO SAN CARLOS. PROCEEDED NW THROUGH TCA TO STS AT 4500' STAYING CLEAR OF OTHER ACFT AND CLOUDS.

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.