GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airport traffic area TCA near dca.

Attributes
ACN	145676
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : adw
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad tracon : dca tower : daa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 470 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	145676
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Route of flight (as filed) W49 direct C5N direct dca direct W00. I intruded into davidson aaf (near dca) at 1500' without contacting the tower. I possibly slightly incurred into washington, dc TCA (near davison) at 3000'. I was supposed to get an IFR clearance from iad ATC, but they never gave me my clearance. (IFR clearance filed with leesburg AFSS). Conditions were VMC but a line of thunderstorms were moving into my flight path. I was all set up in cockpit for an IFR flight, but when ATC refused to read me my IFR clearance, I was getting close to the air traffic area nd the TCA. By the time I got my VFR charts out, I noticed I was above davison air traffic area. I am not sure if I incurred into the TCA also but if I did it wasn't my much. The turbulence associated with the approaching thunderstorms (they were 10 mi north of me, flight was VMC) made it hard to get everything organized quickly. ATC was absolutely no help, they never gave me my IFR clearance and I had to continue to destination VMC circumnaving thunderstorms. Next time I will have VFR charts handy because even though you file IFR, ATC can refuse to read you your clearance and you might have to continue VFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF ARPT TRAFFIC AREA TCA NEAR DCA.

Narrative: ROUTE OF FLT (AS FILED) W49 DIRECT C5N DIRECT DCA DIRECT W00. I INTRUDED INTO DAVIDSON AAF (NEAR DCA) AT 1500' WITHOUT CONTACTING THE TWR. I POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY INCURRED INTO WASHINGTON, DC TCA (NEAR DAVISON) AT 3000'. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET AN IFR CLRNC FROM IAD ATC, BUT THEY NEVER GAVE ME MY CLRNC. (IFR CLRNC FILED WITH LEESBURG AFSS). CONDITIONS WERE VMC BUT A LINE OF TSTMS WERE MOVING INTO MY FLT PATH. I WAS ALL SET UP IN COCKPIT FOR AN IFR FLT, BUT WHEN ATC REFUSED TO READ ME MY IFR CLRNC, I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE ATA ND THE TCA. BY THE TIME I GOT MY VFR CHARTS OUT, I NOTICED I WAS ABOVE DAVISON ATA. I AM NOT SURE IF I INCURRED INTO THE TCA ALSO BUT IF I DID IT WASN'T MY MUCH. THE TURBULENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE APCHING TSTMS (THEY WERE 10 MI N OF ME, FLT WAS VMC) MADE IT HARD TO GET EVERYTHING ORGANIZED QUICKLY. ATC WAS ABSOLUTELY NO HELP, THEY NEVER GAVE ME MY IFR CLRNC AND I HAD TO CONTINUE TO DEST VMC CIRCUMNAVING TSTMS. NEXT TIME I WILL HAVE VFR CHARTS HANDY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU FILE IFR, ATC CAN REFUSE TO READ YOU YOUR CLRNC AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CONTINUE VFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.