Small aircraft has unauthorized penetration of lax TCA.

Attributes
ACN	125602
Time
Date	198910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : iad
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 160 flight time type : 74
ASRS Report	125602
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Although apparently non intrusive to ATC functions, a misinterp of information upon initial contact with ATC, which included the issuance of a squawk code, may have led to a false belief that clearance had been obtained for TCA entrance. Further discussion, after multiple handoffs revealed above situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS UNAUTH PENETRATION OF LAX TCA.

Narrative: ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY NON INTRUSIVE TO ATC FUNCTIONS, A MISINTERP OF INFO UPON INITIAL CONTACT WITH ATC, WHICH INCLUDED THE ISSUANCE OF A SQUAWK CODE, MAY HAVE LED TO A FALSE BELIEF THAT CLRNC HAD BEEN OBTAINED FOR TCA ENTRANCE. FURTHER DISCUSSION, AFTER MULTIPLE HANDOFFS REVEALED ABOVE SITUATION.

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.