Small aircraft pilot inadvertently penetrates dtw TCA.

Attributes
ACN	163462
Time
Date	199011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : svm airport : 1d2
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 104 flight time total : 408 flight time type : 352
ASRS Report	163462
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 : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While climbing out from 1d2 I may have penetrated the TCA from under the outer edge. The enclosed map shows my flight path. I was returning home from a business trip at night, and was eager to gain as much altitude as possible. While flying single engine at night I prefer to operate with as much altitude as practical and was timing my climb to pass through 3000' after the boundary. I believe I may have passed through 3000' about a mi inside the TCA boundary. The primary factor was my desire to gain altitude at night, secondary was fatigue after a long day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATES DTW TCA.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT FROM 1D2 I MAY HAVE PENETRATED THE TCA FROM UNDER THE OUTER EDGE. THE ENCLOSED MAP SHOWS MY FLT PATH. I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP AT NIGHT, AND WAS EAGER TO GAIN AS MUCH ALT AS POSSIBLE. WHILE FLYING SINGLE ENG AT NIGHT I PREFER TO OPERATE WITH AS MUCH ALT AS PRACTICAL AND WAS TIMING MY CLB TO PASS THROUGH 3000' AFTER THE BOUNDARY. I BELIEVE I MAY HAVE PASSED THROUGH 3000' ABOUT A MI INSIDE THE TCA BOUNDARY. THE PRIMARY FACTOR WAS MY DESIRE TO GAIN ALT AT NIGHT, SECONDARY WAS FATIGUE AFTER A LONG DAY.

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.