TCA penetration by small aircraft VFR aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	223004
Time
Date	199210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable 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 : 70 flight time total : 1890
ASRS Report	223004
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Picked up passenger at san carlos. Destination: ashland, or. Had a late start due to slow fueling problem at sql. Contacted, I believe, oakland approach. They told me to remain clear of TCA. Gave me another frequency to contact, which I did. I thought that once I was in contact with that facility, they were aware of where I was and were radar vectoring me, therefore, that I was not in violation of the TCA. I was then told that I had penetrated TCA without permission and given a number to call on landing, which I did. I explained the circumstances and apologized for the misunderstanding. They gave me a warning for the future, and took information from me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCA PENETRATION BY SMA VFR ACFT.

Narrative: PICKED UP PAX AT SAN CARLOS. DEST: ASHLAND, OR. HAD A LATE START DUE TO SLOW FUELING PROBLEM AT SQL. CONTACTED, I BELIEVE, OAKLAND APCH. THEY TOLD ME TO REMAIN CLR OF TCA. GAVE ME ANOTHER FREQ TO CONTACT, WHICH I DID. I THOUGHT THAT ONCE I WAS IN CONTACT WITH THAT FACILITY, THEY WERE AWARE OF WHERE I WAS AND WERE RADAR VECTORING ME, THEREFORE, THAT I WAS NOT IN VIOLATION OF THE TCA. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I HAD PENETRATED TCA WITHOUT PERMISSION AND GIVEN A NUMBER TO CALL ON LNDG, WHICH I DID. I EXPLAINED THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING. THEY GAVE ME A WARNING FOR THE FUTURE, AND TOOK INFO FROM ME.

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.