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Pilot of light aircraft uses a chart different from the one which he used for flight planning resulting in an unauthorized TCA penetration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 118958 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax airport : smo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| 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 : 25 flight time total : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 118958 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I departed from smo on the second leg of my trip home to hwd. I had done my flight planning several days before and drawn the course on the la sectional. However, for the first segment of the flight, I took the la TCA chart out instead. It wasn't until after departure that I noticed the absence of a course line. I soon noticed the bur arsa and in an effort to avoid accidental arsa penetration I shifted my course more to the west. Unfortunately, I had forgotten that after departure from smo the tower had delayed my right turn until I reached the shoreline. Thus, I was already further west than I thought. I climbed to 4900' and leveled off until I reached the edge of the TCA. Unfortunately, I was in the sector southwest of the lax 305 degree right which has a floor of 4000'! By the time I recognized my error, I was outside the TCA boundary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF LIGHT ACFT USES A CHART DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WHICH HE USED FOR FLT PLANNING RESULTING IN AN UNAUTH TCA PENETRATION.
Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM SMO ON THE SECOND LEG OF MY TRIP HOME TO HWD. I HAD DONE MY FLT PLANNING SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE AND DRAWN THE COURSE ON THE LA SECTIONAL. HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST SEGMENT OF THE FLT, I TOOK THE LA TCA CHART OUT INSTEAD. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER DEP THAT I NOTICED THE ABSENCE OF A COURSE LINE. I SOON NOTICED THE BUR ARSA AND IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID ACCIDENTAL ARSA PENETRATION I SHIFTED MY COURSE MORE TO THE W. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT AFTER DEP FROM SMO THE TWR HAD DELAYED MY RIGHT TURN UNTIL I REACHED THE SHORELINE. THUS, I WAS ALREADY FURTHER W THAN I THOUGHT. I CLBED TO 4900' AND LEVELED OFF UNTIL I REACHED THE EDGE OF THE TCA. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE SECTOR SW OF THE LAX 305 DEG R WHICH HAS A FLOOR OF 4000'! BY THE TIME I RECOGNIZED MY ERROR, I WAS OUTSIDE THE TCA BOUNDARY.
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.