Government small aircraft unauthorized penetration of slc TCA.

Attributes
ACN	158114
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc airport : u42
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4603 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	158114
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After taking off from slc #2, while on a downwind departure, I contacted slc approach to obtain a clearance through the slc TCA southbound to saf. I expected slc to give me a squawk and altitude to clear their airspace to the south. The controller was highly indignant that I had just barely entered the TCA. Instead of being reasonable, he insisted I remain clear of the TCA, which he repeated a couple of times. The reasonable thing to do would have been to give me a squawk, altitude and sep, since I was only going to be in the TCA 1-2 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GOV SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF SLC TCA.

Narrative: AFTER TAKING OFF FROM SLC #2, WHILE ON A DOWNWIND DEP, I CONTACTED SLC APCH TO OBTAIN A CLRNC THROUGH THE SLC TCA SBND TO SAF. I EXPECTED SLC TO GIVE ME A SQUAWK AND ALT TO CLR THEIR AIRSPACE TO THE S. THE CTLR WAS HIGHLY INDIGNANT THAT I HAD JUST BARELY ENTERED THE TCA. INSTEAD OF BEING REASONABLE, HE INSISTED I REMAIN CLR OF THE TCA, WHICH HE REPEATED A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE REASONABLE THING TO DO WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GIVE ME A SQUAWK, ALT AND SEP, SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING TO BE IN THE TCA 1-2 MINS.

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.