Small aircraft landing at W33 penetrates dca TCA.

Attributes
ACN	155907
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : adw airport : w32
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 170 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	155907
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

As I approached hyde field to land on runway 6, I contacted controllers at andrews to get a clearance through TCA and vectors. Controllers would not provide clearance because I could get to field from the second officer entering TCA. After overflying the field, however, I executed a course reversal maneuver that may have taken me into the TCA. Because hyde field is bordered closely by the TCA on 3 sides, I would recommend that the controllers be more willing to vector VFR flts through the TCA for landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LNDG AT W33 PENETRATES DCA TCA.

Narrative: AS I APCHED HYDE FIELD TO LAND ON RWY 6, I CONTACTED CTLRS AT ANDREWS TO GET A CLRNC THROUGH TCA AND VECTORS. CTLRS WOULD NOT PROVIDE CLRNC BECAUSE I COULD GET TO FIELD FROM THE S/O ENTERING TCA. AFTER OVERFLYING THE FIELD, HOWEVER, I EXECUTED A COURSE REVERSAL MANEUVER THAT MAY HAVE TAKEN ME INTO THE TCA. BECAUSE HYDE FIELD IS BORDERED CLOSELY BY THE TCA ON 3 SIDES, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE CTLRS BE MORE WILLING TO VECTOR VFR FLTS THROUGH THE TCA FOR LNDG.

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.