Unauthorized penetration of airspace. Proximity of arsa.

Attributes
ACN	224232
Time
Date	199210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abe airport : mpo
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abe tracon : atl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	224232
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying my small aircraft with a friend from italy. We were taking pictures of the leaf color which they do not have in italy. Oct/sun/92 was the full color wkend and it was gorgeous. I took off from mt pocono airport, mt pocono, PA, and headed toward the allentown area after climbing to 4500 ft, the roof of the allentown control. We hunted along the ridge for best color taking pictures. I didn't contact approach control because I didn't think I wandered into the control airspace, so much was our interest in taking pictures. Since the mountain ridge is quite a distance from the air park, and since the sunday afternoon seemed free of any other planes, my interest was mostly with hunting for special leaf color, still thinking I was at proper altitude since I did not purposely go lower. I got back to wings field where I am stationed and was notified on landing that I should call the allentown airport and ask for TRACON supervisor. I did so immediately and was astounded when told I was at 2800 ft in the allentown area. He asked my name and address and would write me. In aug/92 my plane was broken into. Because of the above altitude anomaly, I will have my altimeter checked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. PROX OF ARSA.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY SMA WITH A FRIEND FROM ITALY. WE WERE TAKING PICTURES OF THE LEAF COLOR WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE IN ITALY. OCT/SUN/92 WAS THE FULL COLOR WKEND AND IT WAS GORGEOUS. I TOOK OFF FROM MT POCONO ARPT, MT POCONO, PA, AND HEADED TOWARD THE ALLENTOWN AREA AFTER CLBING TO 4500 FT, THE ROOF OF THE ALLENTOWN CTL. WE HUNTED ALONG THE RIDGE FOR BEST COLOR TAKING PICTURES. I DIDN'T CONTACT APCH CTL BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I WANDERED INTO THE CTL AIRSPACE, SO MUCH WAS OUR INTEREST IN TAKING PICTURES. SINCE THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE IS QUITE A DISTANCE FROM THE AIR PARK, AND SINCE THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON SEEMED FREE OF ANY OTHER PLANES, MY INTEREST WAS MOSTLY WITH HUNTING FOR SPECIAL LEAF COLOR, STILL THINKING I WAS AT PROPER ALT SINCE I DID NOT PURPOSELY GO LOWER. I GOT BACK TO WINGS FIELD WHERE I AM STATIONED AND WAS NOTIFIED ON LNDG THAT I SHOULD CALL THE ALLENTOWN ARPT AND ASK FOR TRACON SUPVR. I DID SO IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ASTOUNDED WHEN TOLD I WAS AT 2800 FT IN THE ALLENTOWN AREA. HE ASKED MY NAME AND ADDRESS AND WOULD WRITE ME. IN AUG/92 MY PLANE WAS BROKEN INTO. BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE ALT ANOMALY, I WILL HAVE MY ALTIMETER CHKED.

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.