An light transport penetrated positive control airspace, without clearance on a night ferry flight.

Attributes
ACN	219295
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hya
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17999 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	219925
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	219852
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I took off from hya airport in ma, VFR under part 91, call sign nx en route to bar harbor, me. While climbing up to FL240, I leveled off at 18000 ft , called bos center on 128.20 and gave the control my bearing, distance from airport that I just took off from the problem that I might have is, I was at the very base of the positive control area asking for an IFR clearance to FL240 en route to bar harbor, me. In giving my position distance and altitude, I stated I was at 18000 ft, when actually I should have had a clear at 17999, under FAA rules no one is supposed to be in a positive control area 18000- 60000 without an IFR clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT PENETRATED POSITIVE CTL AIRSPACE, WITHOUT CLRNC ON A NIGHT FERRY FLT.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM HYA ARPT IN MA, VFR UNDER PART 91, CALL SIGN NX ENRTE TO BAR HARBOR, ME. WHILE CLBING UP TO FL240, I LEVELED OFF AT 18000 FT , CALLED BOS CTR ON 128.20 AND GAVE THE CTL MY BEARING, DISTANCE FROM ARPT THAT I JUST TOOK OFF FROM THE PROBLEM THAT I MIGHT HAVE IS, I WAS AT THE VERY BASE OF THE POSITIVE CTL AREA ASKING FOR AN IFR CLRNC TO FL240 ENRTE TO BAR HARBOR, ME. IN GIVING MY POS DISTANCE AND ALT, I STATED I WAS AT 18000 FT, WHEN ACTUALLY I SHOULD HAVE HAD A CLR AT 17999, UNDER FAA RULES NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN A PCA 18000- 60000 WITHOUT AN IFR CLR.

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.