<< >> NASA ASRS Report 222907, October 1992

An small transport cargo pilot flew into the new york TCA without clearance on an early morning flight.

Attributes
ACN	222907
Time
Date	199210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 1420 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	222907
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It happened on the 7TH of 9 legs from buffalo to teterboro, and on a mon night (the beginning of our work week). I began the leg very early in the morning, and it was just a long leg with no one talking on the radio. It was my first time doing the run and I began to nod off and on and so I turned the heater off to keep the cold air on me but it didn't work. I was 25 out of teterboro and then the next thing I knew I was over jfk. I immediately called approach and they gave vectors to teterboro. I called my chief pilot and let him know as well as our director of operations. Obviously I was tired, but I thought I had slept in long enough the morning before.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT CARGO PLT FLEW INTO THE NEW YORK TCA WITHOUT CLRNC ON AN EARLY MORNING FLT.

Narrative: IT HAPPENED ON THE 7TH OF 9 LEGS FROM BUFFALO TO TETERBORO, AND ON A MON NIGHT (THE BEGINNING OF OUR WORK WK). I BEGAN THE LEG VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND IT WAS JUST A LONG LEG WITH NO ONE TALKING ON THE RADIO. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING THE RUN AND I BEGAN TO NOD OFF AND ON AND SO I TURNED THE HEATER OFF TO KEEP THE COLD AIR ON ME BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I WAS 25 OUT OF TETERBORO AND THEN THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS OVER JFK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED APCH AND THEY GAVE VECTORS TO TETERBORO. I CALLED MY CHIEF PLT AND LET HIM KNOW AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF OPS. OBVIOUSLY I WAS TIRED, BUT I THOUGHT I HAD SLEPT IN LONG ENOUGH THE MORNING BEFORE.

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.