Pilot in light single engine aircraft violates TCA.

Attributes
ACN	127389
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
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
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	127389
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	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A flight from prn-gso. Upon arriving in locale of charlotte airspace, I talked to the controller and was told to hold. I gave my position and destination as greensboro. After a min or so I called back. No reply. Not realizing, because of habit thinking it an arsa that I was in the TCA. My current flight airport directory was not up to date. I contacted gso approach and was told of my infraction. I was in mode C and in contact at all times. I was not told of change at any time. In combination with my habit of knowing that as an arsa and the controller's normally heavy workload, I thought I was above an arsa.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE ACFT VIOLATES TCA.

Narrative: A FLT FROM PRN-GSO. UPON ARRIVING IN LOCALE OF CHARLOTTE AIRSPACE, I TALKED TO THE CTLR AND WAS TOLD TO HOLD. I GAVE MY POS AND DEST AS GREENSBORO. AFTER A MIN OR SO I CALLED BACK. NO REPLY. NOT REALIZING, BECAUSE OF HABIT THINKING IT AN ARSA THAT I WAS IN THE TCA. MY CURRENT FLT ARPT DIRECTORY WAS NOT UP TO DATE. I CONTACTED GSO APCH AND WAS TOLD OF MY INFRACTION. I WAS IN MODE C AND IN CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. I WAS NOT TOLD OF CHANGE AT ANY TIME. IN COMBINATION WITH MY HABIT OF KNOWING THAT AS AN ARSA AND THE CTLR'S NORMALLY HEAVY WORKLOAD, I THOUGHT I WAS ABOVE AN ARSA.

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.