Small aircraft penetrates phl TCA.

Attributes
ACN	128986
Time
Date	198911
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ood
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	general aviation : corporate
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 : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	128986
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

I took off VFR from N92 and flew direct to ood VORTAC and then direct to N12. The WX was VFR all the way and my transponder was squawking 1200 with altitude readout. I was scanning the area constantly as I was evaluating the repairs done on my DME and inadvertently the limits of the TCA got away from me as I was tracking the distance to and from the VORTAC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PENETRATES PHL TCA.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF VFR FROM N92 AND FLEW DIRECT TO OOD VORTAC AND THEN DIRECT TO N12. THE WX WAS VFR ALL THE WAY AND MY XPONDER WAS SQUAWKING 1200 WITH ALT READOUT. I WAS SCANNING THE AREA CONSTANTLY AS I WAS EVALUATING THE REPAIRS DONE ON MY DME AND INADVERTENTLY THE LIMITS OF THE TCA GOT AWAY FROM ME AS I WAS TRACKING THE DISTANCE TO AND FROM THE VORTAC.

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.