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Small aircraft vectored by departure controller to clear TCA and air traffic area. Second controller cancels radar service while small aircraft inside air traffic area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 121792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sql |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : oak tower : sql artcc : zdv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3300 |
| ASRS Report | 121792 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I took off VFR from half moon bay airport, and requested radar service from bay 135.1. They switched us to another frequency soon and a heading of about 170 to stay clear of san carlos but go as close to direct hwd as possible. I'm at 2000' squawking a discrete code with mode C. All of a sudden, another controller takes over, tells me to contact san carlos tower on their frequency and radar service discontinued, squawk 1200. I immediately did so and started descent so as to avoid 1500' floor of san francisco TCA. San carlos tower tells me to squawk a code then identify. By this time I'm right over his field in his air traffic area and he is very upset because he didn't know I was handed off to him by bay approach. He says I violated his air traffic area but was basically just there by bay approach. No real danger I suppose, but very poor way to handle traffic by bay approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA VECTORED BY DEP CTLR TO CLEAR TCA AND ATA. SECOND CTLR CANCELS RADAR SERVICE WHILE SMA INSIDE ATA.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF VFR FROM HALF MOON BAY ARPT, AND REQUESTED RADAR SERVICE FROM BAY 135.1. THEY SWITCHED US TO ANOTHER FREQ SOON AND A HDG OF ABOUT 170 TO STAY CLEAR OF SAN CARLOS BUT GO AS CLOSE TO DIRECT HWD AS POSSIBLE. I'M AT 2000' SQUAWKING A DISCRETE CODE WITH MODE C. ALL OF A SUDDEN, ANOTHER CTLR TAKES OVER, TELLS ME TO CONTACT SAN CARLOS TWR ON THEIR FREQ AND RADAR SERVICE DISCONTINUED, SQUAWK 1200. I IMMEDIATELY DID SO AND STARTED DSCNT SO AS TO AVOID 1500' FLOOR OF SAN FRANCISCO TCA. SAN CARLOS TWR TELLS ME TO SQUAWK A CODE THEN IDENT. BY THIS TIME I'M RIGHT OVER HIS FIELD IN HIS ATA AND HE IS VERY UPSET BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW I WAS HANDED OFF TO HIM BY BAY APCH. HE SAYS I VIOLATED HIS ATA BUT WAS BASICALLY JUST THERE BY BAY APCH. NO REAL DANGER I SUPPOSE, BUT VERY POOR WAY TO HANDLE TFC BY BAY APCH.
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.