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C206 pilot questioned why pbi TRACON terminated radar services as they were still in bct delta airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1353934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BCT.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 4500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
Returning from aerial mapping mission to base; ATC instructed us to proceed direct to our destination (fxe) from our current location which was just south of pbi at an assigned altitude of 2000 ft MSL. After entering boca airport's class D; ATC advised us that 'radar service is terminated; squawk VFR; frequency change.' after switching and realizing we were still on the edge of class D without establishing communications with tower; we turned southwest to clear the airspace expeditiously. We then contacted the tower at our destination airport prior to entering their airspace. Having just flown through pbi's class D per approach instructions; we assumed they were coordinating with the other towers along our route. It was unclear why ATC terminated our service after their instructions sent us into controlled airspace.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C206 pilot questioned why PBI TRACON terminated radar services as they were still in BCT Delta airspace.
Narrative: Returning from aerial mapping mission to base; ATC instructed us to proceed direct to our destination (FXE) from our current location which was just south of PBI at an assigned altitude of 2000 ft MSL. After entering Boca airport's Class D; ATC advised us that 'radar service is terminated; squawk VFR; frequency change.' After switching and realizing we were still on the edge of Class D without establishing communications with tower; we turned southwest to clear the airspace expeditiously. We then contacted the tower at our destination airport prior to entering their airspace. Having just flown through PBI's Class D per approach instructions; we assumed they were coordinating with the other towers along our route. It was unclear why ATC terminated our service after their instructions sent us into controlled airspace.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.