Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	174141
Time
Date	199103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nkx airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 108 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	174141
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was departing myf for L26, planning on following a friend in another aircraft. This was my first time flying into and out of this TCA. On departure I lost sight of the other aircraft and was getting close to some clouds. We had planned on departing east at 3000' MSL. The cloud tops were at 3100', broken and scattered, so I went to 3500' MSL to get above these small clouds and could not see my friend visually. We were talking to each other on the radio and he said he was at 2500' MSL and below the clouds. I decided to turn north on a 340 degree heading and ascend to 4500' MSL. My friend asked me if I had the reservoir in sight yet and I told him I could not see through the clouds well enough to determine my exact position, but I thought I was ok and I would meet him at L26. He reminded me of the TCA at miramar and warned me to be careful. I was using his TCA chart (my first time on a TCA chart) and I thought I was clear. When we arrived at L26, we discussed this incident and determined that I had probably infracted the TCA through the 3800' floor area east of miramar NAS. In retrospect, better flight planning and preparation would have helped me to avoid this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING MYF FOR L26, PLANNING ON FOLLOWING A FRIEND IN ANOTHER ACFT. THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THIS TCA. ON DEP I LOST SIGHT OF THE OTHER ACFT AND WAS GETTING CLOSE TO SOME CLOUDS. WE HAD PLANNED ON DEPARTING E AT 3000' MSL. THE CLOUD TOPS WERE AT 3100', BROKEN AND SCATTERED, SO I WENT TO 3500' MSL TO GET ABOVE THESE SMALL CLOUDS AND COULD NOT SEE MY FRIEND VISUALLY. WE WERE TALKING TO EACH OTHER ON THE RADIO AND HE SAID HE WAS AT 2500' MSL AND BELOW THE CLOUDS. I DECIDED TO TURN N ON A 340 DEG HDG AND ASCEND TO 4500' MSL. MY FRIEND ASKED ME IF I HAD THE RESERVOIR IN SIGHT YET AND I TOLD HIM I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE CLOUDS WELL ENOUGH TO DETERMINE MY EXACT POS, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS OK AND I WOULD MEET HIM AT L26. HE REMINDED ME OF THE TCA AT MIRAMAR AND WARNED ME TO BE CAREFUL. I WAS USING HIS TCA CHART (MY FIRST TIME ON A TCA CHART) AND I THOUGHT I WAS CLR. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT L26, WE DISCUSSED THIS INCIDENT AND DETERMINED THAT I HAD PROBABLY INFRACTED THE TCA THROUGH THE 3800' FLOOR AREA E OF MIRAMAR NAS. IN RETROSPECT, BETTER FLT PLANNING AND PREPARATION WOULD HAVE HELPED ME TO AVOID THIS INCIDENT.

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.