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Pilot under flight following is advised he has violated a tower's airspace. Pilot is confused and thought ATC would take care of the issue of the point out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1204653 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LVK.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 925 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was on flight following to pao and talking to ATC when they informed [me] that I had just transitioned lvk's airspace and that I should call lvk; which I did right away. Lvk tower told me that they would like me to call first before transiting their airspace. I was under the impression that if I was talking to ATC already that I did not need to go off frequency to call the tower; but I now understand that I need to call whoever's airspace I am in to communicate. This route over lvk is a high traffic route and talking to multiple controllers would only add to my work load; so for me; I will either route around class D airspace or climb over as needed from now on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot under flight following is advised he has violated a Tower's airspace. Pilot is confused and thought ATC would take care of the issue of the point out.
Narrative: I was on flight following to PAO and talking to ATC when they informed [me] that I had just transitioned LVK's airspace and that I should call LVK; which I did right away. LVK Tower told me that they would like me to call first before transiting their airspace. I was under the impression that if I was talking to ATC already that I did not need to go off frequency to call the Tower; but I now understand that I need to call whoever's airspace I am in to communicate. This route over LVK is a high traffic route and talking to multiple controllers would only add to my work load; so for me; I will either route around Class D airspace or climb over as needed from now on.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.