Pilot of small aircraft navigation by pilotage transgressed air traffic area at rnt.

Attributes
ACN	169942
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rnt
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rnt tower : mke
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	169942
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	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose as I cleared the active runway at auburn airport where I rented the small aircraft. Unicom radioed that I was supposed to call rnt tower. I called and was told that I invaded their airspace and caused a pilot to proceed with evasive maneuvers while he was doing touch and go's in rnt. I thought I was at least 5 mi from the airport at rnt. I have flown the same flight path for 6 months and have had not problems. Apparently I was in their traffic area all along. The traffic I saw while passing through was well above me and did not appear to in 'evasive action,' but apparently was, according to the lady at the tower. She said I invaded her area and explained where the 5 mi circumference was, and gave her reporting frequency next time I traversed through her area. I apologized and let her know it would not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA NAVIGATION BY PILOTAGE TRANSGRESSED ATA AT RNT.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE AS I CLRED THE ACTIVE RWY AT AUBURN ARPT WHERE I RENTED THE SMA. UNICOM RADIOED THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL RNT TWR. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD THAT I INVADED THEIR AIRSPACE AND CAUSED A PLT TO PROCEED WITH EVASIVE MANEUVERS WHILE HE WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S IN RNT. I THOUGHT I WAS AT LEAST 5 MI FROM THE ARPT AT RNT. I HAVE FLOWN THE SAME FLT PATH FOR 6 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD NOT PROBS. APPARENTLY I WAS IN THEIR TFC AREA ALL ALONG. THE TFC I SAW WHILE PASSING THROUGH WAS WELL ABOVE ME AND DID NOT APPEAR TO IN 'EVASIVE ACTION,' BUT APPARENTLY WAS, ACCORDING TO THE LADY AT THE TWR. SHE SAID I INVADED HER AREA AND EXPLAINED WHERE THE 5 MI CIRCUMFERENCE WAS, AND GAVE HER RPTING FREQ NEXT TIME I TRAVERSED THROUGH HER AREA. I APOLOGIZED AND LET HER KNOW IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.