Reporter states he may have nicked bottom of TCA during climbout from mci.

Attributes
ACN	159242
Time
Date	199010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkc
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 51 flight time total : 3400
ASRS Report	159242
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On departure from mkc was given takeoff clearance by tower. No altitude or direction restrictions climbed to 8500' MSL possibly entering fringe of mci TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER STATES HE MAY HAVE NICKED BOTTOM OF TCA DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MCI.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM MKC WAS GIVEN TKOF CLRNC BY TWR. NO ALT OR DIRECTION RESTRICTIONS CLBED TO 8500' MSL POSSIBLY ENTERING FRINGE OF MCI TCA.

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.