Small aircraft X entered nxx air traffic area without clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	162100
Time
Date	199011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nxx
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : nxx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 411 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	162100
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 5000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed flying west airport in nj in small aircraft X. Climbed to 2000' navigating on 330 degree right of pne VOR. Called pne tower when 7 mi to the east for clearance through air traffic area and was given clearance through. When 5 mi west asked for frequency change and given permission. Called willow grove tower and reported 5 mi east. Was told to stand by as they were watching landing traffic. Willow grove called and asked aircraft calling. Reported my position at 4 east and was told to identify. Hit the identify button and nothing happened so I recycled transponder and identify willow grove asked my position again and I reported 2 mi east and was told to make an immediate right turn, aircraft Y on final or runway 33. We were told to stay on east side of airport runway centerline. Willow grove asked if we were given any traffic advisories when under pne control. We said no advisories given but we saw aircraft being worked by willow grove. They said we did nothing wrong. It was an operational error on either pne tower or nxx gca. Control did not issue traffic advisories to me but they might have to contact me for more information so they took my name and phone #. I asked how close they came to us and was told less than 1 mi. Again was told I did nothing wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X ENTERED NXX ATA WITHOUT CLRNC. PLT DEVIATION.

Narrative: DEPARTED FLYING W ARPT IN NJ IN SMA X. CLBED TO 2000' NAVIGATING ON 330 DEG R OF PNE VOR. CALLED PNE TWR WHEN 7 MI TO THE E FOR CLRNC THROUGH ATA AND WAS GIVEN CLRNC THROUGH. WHEN 5 MI W ASKED FOR FREQ CHANGE AND GIVEN PERMISSION. CALLED WILLOW GROVE TWR AND RPTED 5 MI E. WAS TOLD TO STAND BY AS THEY WERE WATCHING LNDG TFC. WILLOW GROVE CALLED AND ASKED ACFT CALLING. RPTED MY POS AT 4 E AND WAS TOLD TO IDENT. HIT THE IDENT BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED SO I RECYCLED XPONDER AND IDENT WILLOW GROVE ASKED MY POS AGAIN AND I RPTED 2 MI E AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN, ACFT Y ON FINAL OR RWY 33. WE WERE TOLD TO STAY ON E SIDE OF ARPT RWY CENTERLINE. WILLOW GROVE ASKED IF WE WERE GIVEN ANY TFC ADVISORIES WHEN UNDER PNE CTL. WE SAID NO ADVISORIES GIVEN BUT WE SAW ACFT BEING WORKED BY WILLOW GROVE. THEY SAID WE DID NOTHING WRONG. IT WAS AN OPERROR ON EITHER PNE TWR OR NXX GCA. CTL DID NOT ISSUE TFC ADVISORIES TO ME BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO SO THEY TOOK MY NAME AND PHONE #. I ASKED HOW CLOSE THEY CAME TO US AND WAS TOLD LESS THAN 1 MI. AGAIN WAS TOLD I DID NOTHING WRONG.

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.