Penetrated arsa without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	171220
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	171220
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem arose because I was too concentrated on getting correctly out of the TCA. My point of departure was smo. I stayed under 2000' until el monte airport. At el monte I called bur for radar following. They told me to call ontario. I called ontario. They told me they would get back to me and to stay out of the arsa. They seemed too busy, they didn't get back to me, so I switched them off. I then realized I was too close to ontario airport and headed immediately away from the airport. My conclusion to avoid any repetition is to file IFR when I leave smo which I do 95 percent of my departures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATED ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE I WAS TOO CONCENTRATED ON GETTING CORRECTLY OUT OF THE TCA. MY POINT OF DEP WAS SMO. I STAYED UNDER 2000' UNTIL EL MONTE ARPT. AT EL MONTE I CALLED BUR FOR RADAR FOLLOWING. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL ONTARIO. I CALLED ONTARIO. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AND TO STAY OUT OF THE ARSA. THEY SEEMED TOO BUSY, THEY DIDN'T GET BACK TO ME, SO I SWITCHED THEM OFF. I THEN REALIZED I WAS TOO CLOSE TO ONTARIO ARPT AND HEADED IMMEDIATELY AWAY FROM THE ARPT. MY CONCLUSION TO AVOID ANY REPETITION IS TO FILE IFR WHEN I LEAVE SMO WHICH I DO 95 PERCENT OF MY DEPS.

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.