Small aircraft attempts contact with TRACON for flight following beneath TCA. Ignored.

Attributes
ACN	193726
Time
Date	199111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	193726
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I departed sky harbor, henderson, nv. I contacted departure at mccarran airport requesting clearance through the TCA. I started my call from approximately 10-12 until I had almost cleared the TCA. I have been totally ignored for 10 mins. I switched to another frequency which was not a departure frequency. I used to depart from mccarran international but lately have been using sky harbor henderson. I have noticed that mccarran is constantly ignoring pilots from sky harbor. I feel this could become a safety problem and it needs correcting. The problem should be looked into by NASA as well as FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ATTEMPTS CONTACT WITH TRACON FOR FLT FOLLOWING BENEATH TCA. IGNORED.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SKY HARBOR, HENDERSON, NV. I CONTACTED DEP AT MCCARRAN ARPT REQUESTING CLRNC THROUGH THE TCA. I STARTED MY CALL FROM APPROX 10-12 UNTIL I HAD ALMOST CLRED THE TCA. I HAVE BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED FOR 10 MINS. I SWITCHED TO ANOTHER FREQ WHICH WAS NOT A DEP FREQ. I USED TO DEPART FROM MCCARRAN INTL BUT LATELY HAVE BEEN USING SKY HARBOR HENDERSON. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MCCARRAN IS CONSTANTLY IGNORING PLTS FROM SKY HARBOR. I FEEL THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS CORRECTING. THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BY NASA AS WELL AS FAA.

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.