<< >> NASA ASRS Report 197652, December 1991

GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of vrb air traffic area. Frequency on sectional chart not correct no NOTAM issued.

Attributes
ACN	197652
Time
Date	199112
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vrb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vrb tower : fpr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 340
ASRS Report	197652
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying north along beach at 1000 ft. Radioed ft pierce. Told to proceed up beach. Handed off to/or told to talk to vero beach. Called frequency 126.1 as published on chart, got no response. Called ft pierce back. Told I had wrong frequency, I should be on 119.05. By this time I may have penetrated vero's air traffic area. I was off shore approximately 1 mi. The chart should have active frequency. The confusion distracted me just long enough to create potential problem. Ft pierce should have given me correct frequency as well. Surely they knew that vero wasn't responding to 126.1. The 2 air traffic area's almost overlap.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF VRB ATA. FREQ ON SECTIONAL CHART NOT CORRECT NO NOTAM ISSUED.

Narrative: FLYING N ALONG BEACH AT 1000 FT. RADIOED FT PIERCE. TOLD TO PROCEED UP BEACH. HANDED OFF TO/OR TOLD TO TALK TO VERO BEACH. CALLED FREQ 126.1 AS PUBLISHED ON CHART, GOT NO RESPONSE. CALLED FT PIERCE BACK. TOLD I HAD WRONG FREQ, I SHOULD BE ON 119.05. BY THIS TIME I MAY HAVE PENETRATED VERO'S ATA. I WAS OFF SHORE APPROX 1 MI. THE CHART SHOULD HAVE ACTIVE FREQ. THE CONFUSION DISTRACTED ME JUST LONG ENOUGH TO CREATE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. FT PIERCE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME CORRECT FREQ AS WELL. SURELY THEY KNEW THAT VERO WASN'T RESPONDING TO 126.1. THE 2 ATA'S ALMOST OVERLAP.

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.