Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	184496
Time
Date	199107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iad airport : dca
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iad tower : sfo
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 210
ASRS Report	184496
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 210
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jul/wed/91, I was in a VFR flight plan from charleston, wv to washington national airport, dc. Before entering washington national TCA, I was trying to contact approach but there was some problem with my radio and I couldn't contact approach so I landed at manassas airport, south of dulles international airport. I was using for this flight a WAC and a terminal for washington area. In my WAC, dulles was an arsa, so was in the terminal. When I landed at manassas I found out that dulles was not an arsa anymore, it has been changed to a TCA. I was flying in that TCA for about 2 mins without contact to approach. I think that before any change is made in any airspace, it should be announced in the last chart of that area. Also, I landed at washington national without any prior reservation (after I landed at manassas, the radio was ok and I contacted approach and landed). No one told me about the prior reservation. I knew about it, but I forgot in that moment. I think that when any pilot files a flight plan to any of these airports, the FSS should remind him/her about the reservation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON JUL/WED/91, I WAS IN A VFR FLT PLAN FROM CHARLESTON, WV TO WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARPT, DC. BEFORE ENTERING WASHINGTON NATIONAL TCA, I WAS TRYING TO CONTACT APCH BUT THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH MY RADIO AND I COULDN'T CONTACT APCH SO I LANDED AT MANASSAS ARPT, S OF DULLES INTL ARPT. I WAS USING FOR THIS FLT A WAC AND A TERMINAL FOR WASHINGTON AREA. IN MY WAC, DULLES WAS AN ARSA, SO WAS IN THE TERMINAL. WHEN I LANDED AT MANASSAS I FOUND OUT THAT DULLES WAS NOT AN ARSA ANYMORE, IT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A TCA. I WAS FLYING IN THAT TCA FOR ABOUT 2 MINS WITHOUT CONTACT TO APCH. I THINK THAT BEFORE ANY CHANGE IS MADE IN ANY AIRSPACE, IT SHOULD BE ANNOUNCED IN THE LAST CHART OF THAT AREA. ALSO, I LANDED AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR RESERVATION (AFTER I LANDED AT MANASSAS, THE RADIO WAS OK AND I CONTACTED APCH AND LANDED). NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THE PRIOR RESERVATION. I KNEW ABOUT IT, BUT I FORGOT IN THAT MOMENT. I THINK THAT WHEN ANY PLT FILES A FLT PLAN TO ANY OF THESE ARPTS, THE FSS SHOULD REMIND HIM/HER ABOUT THE RESERVATION.

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.