Narrative:

I asked scottsdale ground control for a clearance into the arsa and they said they could not do it. They said for me to call phoenix on 12?.?. I departed scottsdale on a right downwind and then tried to call phoenix approach on the frequency given me and I was not able to make contact. I then looked on my en route chart for another frequency and called phoenix who then gave me another frequency. I called phoenix and they gave me a transponder code and vectored me to the VOR. I believed this to be a routine flight and was not made aware of any problems that might have arisen due to this flight. When I was told to squawk 1200, frequency change approved, he also asked me to call a 602 area code number when I landed in el paso without any explanation as to who I was supposed to call. I wrote the number down on a piece of scrap paper but was unable to find it on my arrival in el paso. I did not know who was trying to call me and I was unable to return the call. Six days later I was told by the dealer who sold me the airplane, that the FAA wanted to talk to me, so I called and talked to mr a. He informed me that phoenix approach said I entered the arsa before I established 2-WAY communications and that I had become the target of an FAA enforcement case. He said I would be mailed a letter and asked to respond. Mr a said it would either be thrown out or they would proceed depending on all the information received by him. If I was able to call the 602 number and talk with ATC, none of this would be taking place.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ENTERS PHX ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I ASKED SCOTTSDALE GND CTL FOR A CLRNC INTO THE ARSA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO IT. THEY SAID FOR ME TO CALL PHOENIX ON 12?.?. I DEPARTED SCOTTSDALE ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND AND THEN TRIED TO CALL PHOENIX APCH ON THE FREQ GIVEN ME AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT. I THEN LOOKED ON MY ENRTE CHART FOR ANOTHER FREQ AND CALLED PHOENIX WHO THEN GAVE ME ANOTHER FREQ. I CALLED PHOENIX AND THEY GAVE ME A XPONDER CODE AND VECTORED ME TO THE VOR. I BELIEVED THIS TO BE A ROUTINE FLT AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT HAVE ARISEN DUE TO THIS FLT. WHEN I WAS TOLD TO SQUAWK 1200, FREQ CHANGE APPROVED, HE ALSO ASKED ME TO CALL A 602 AREA CODE NUMBER WHEN I LANDED IN EL PASO WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHO I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL. I WROTE THE NUMBER DOWN ON A PIECE OF SCRAP PAPER BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND IT ON MY ARRIVAL IN EL PASO. I DID NOT KNOW WHO WAS TRYING TO CALL ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO RETURN THE CALL. SIX DAYS LATER I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE AIRPLANE, THAT THE FAA WANTED TO TALK TO ME, SO I CALLED AND TALKED TO MR A. HE INFORMED ME THAT PHOENIX APCH SAID I ENTERED THE ARSA BEFORE I ESTABLISHED 2-WAY COMS AND THAT I HAD BECOME THE TARGET OF AN FAA ENFORCEMENT CASE. HE SAID I WOULD BE MAILED A LETTER AND ASKED TO RESPOND. MR A SAID IT WOULD EITHER BE THROWN OUT OR THEY WOULD PROCEED DEPENDING ON ALL THE INFO RECEIVED BY HIM. IF I WAS ABLE TO CALL THE 602 NUMBER AND TALK WITH ATC, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE TAKING PLACE.

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.