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Pilot of small aircraft departing norwood, ma, allegedly entered base of bos TCA causing traffic conflict.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188868 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : owd |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bos |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 188868 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 6000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Given right downwind departure from runway 35 (norwood, ma). Was close in to avoid 2000 ft floor of boston TCA. Thought my climb was below 3000 ft floor of boston TCA. Called by cape approach to call boston tower. Was told that I had violated TCA floor and was within a mi of aircraft on ILS 24 approach to boston. Other aircraft saw and avoided me. I never saw it. I can't argue with radar but I believe I was below the floor. Had cleared norwood tower frequency and since I was below the TCA I was not on boston approach/departure frequency. I was awaiting reception of the cape approach/departure frequency. The previous week I tried to contact boston approach/departure while climbing from norwood but was unable to get on to frequency, so this time I didn't try. I was squawking 1200 on mode C. Next time I'll try to talk to boston again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA DEPARTING NORWOOD, MA, ALLEGEDLY ENTERED BASE OF BOS TCA CAUSING TFC CONFLICT.
Narrative: GIVEN R DOWNWIND DEP FROM RWY 35 (NORWOOD, MA). WAS CLOSE IN TO AVOID 2000 FT FLOOR OF BOSTON TCA. THOUGHT MY CLB WAS BELOW 3000 FT FLOOR OF BOSTON TCA. CALLED BY CAPE APCH TO CALL BOSTON TWR. WAS TOLD THAT I HAD VIOLATED TCA FLOOR AND WAS WITHIN A MI OF ACFT ON ILS 24 APCH TO BOSTON. OTHER ACFT SAW AND AVOIDED ME. I NEVER SAW IT. I CAN'T ARGUE WITH RADAR BUT I BELIEVE I WAS BELOW THE FLOOR. HAD CLRED NORWOOD TWR FREQ AND SINCE I WAS BELOW THE TCA I WAS NOT ON BOSTON APCH/DEP FREQ. I WAS AWAITING RECEPTION OF THE CAPE APCH/DEP FREQ. THE PREVIOUS WK I TRIED TO CONTACT BOSTON APCH/DEP WHILE CLBING FROM NORWOOD BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ON TO FREQ, SO THIS TIME I DIDN'T TRY. I WAS SQUAWKING 1200 ON MODE C. NEXT TIME I'LL TRY TO TALK TO BOSTON 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.