Small aircraft pilot enters arsa without clearance. While turning to avoid, enters TCA without clear...

Attributes
ACN	158040
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tracon : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
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 : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 203 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	158040
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on a VFR flight down the chesapeake bay the aircraft and pilot noted on this report inadvertently flew too far to the east and entered controled airspace west/O a clearance (baltimore washington arsa). When this was realized I turned to a seasterly heading and entered a portion of the washington TCA. This too was realized and I exited the same to the east notifying patuxent approach of my location, requesting a verification of my location. Patuxent approach did so and notified me that I had entered the washington TCA. Apparently the ATC facility was aware of the same. At no time did I see any other aircraft that could have been considered a conflict. I was not familiar with the area in which I was flying and I was also spending a lot of time with my head 'out of the cockpit' not paying a lot of attention to the chart. In the future I will certainly be more aware of my location at all times by carefully monitoring my position on the sectional chart. There is no question that because of this incident I will review and upgrade my skills related to dead reckoning and VOR navigation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC. WHILE TURNING TO AVOID, ENTERS TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VFR FLT DOWN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THE ACFT AND PLT NOTED ON THIS RPT INADVERTENTLY FLEW TOO FAR TO THE E AND ENTERED CTLED AIRSPACE W/O A CLRNC (BALTIMORE WASHINGTON ARSA). WHEN THIS WAS REALIZED I TURNED TO A SEASTERLY HDG AND ENTERED A PORTION OF THE WASHINGTON TCA. THIS TOO WAS REALIZED AND I EXITED THE SAME TO THE E NOTIFYING PATUXENT APCH OF MY LOCATION, REQUESTING A VERIFICATION OF MY LOCATION. PATUXENT APCH DID SO AND NOTIFIED ME THAT I HAD ENTERED THE WASHINGTON TCA. APPARENTLY THE ATC FAC WAS AWARE OF THE SAME. AT NO TIME DID I SEE ANY OTHER ACFT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED A CONFLICT. I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA IN WHICH I WAS FLYING AND I WAS ALSO SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH MY HEAD 'OUT OF THE COCKPIT' NOT PAYING A LOT OF ATTN TO THE CHART. IN THE FUTURE I WILL CERTAINLY BE MORE AWARE OF MY LOCATION AT ALL TIMES BY CAREFULLY MONITORING MY POS ON THE SECTIONAL CHART. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT I WILL REVIEW AND UPGRADE MY SKILLS RELATED TO DEAD RECKONING AND VOR NAVIGATION.

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.

Small aircraft pilot enters arsa without clearance. While turning to avoid, enters TCA without clearance.