TCA penetration by small aircraft on wrong frequency.

Attributes
ACN	124659
Time
Date	198910
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	124659
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other 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:

En route from norfolk, va, to atlanta. Unable to reach approach control. Finally reached them on a different frequency. By then I was well in TCA. I thought charlotte was an arsa. When checked I had wrong sectional. It would not have happened if I had checked more closely with my out-dated chart or if I could have reached them by radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCA PENETRATION BY SMA ON WRONG FREQ.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM NORFOLK, VA, TO ATLANTA. UNABLE TO REACH APCH CTL. FINALLY REACHED THEM ON A DIFFERENT FREQ. BY THEN I WAS WELL IN TCA. I THOUGHT CHARLOTTE WAS AN ARSA. WHEN CHECKED I HAD WRONG SECTIONAL. IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD CHECKED MORE CLOSELY WITH MY OUT-DATED CHART OR IF I COULD HAVE REACHED THEM BY RADIO.

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.