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Pilot of small aircraft aircraft inadvertently penetrated a TCA due aircraft equipment problem distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 232983 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : see airport : myf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : san |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 232983 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight departed montgomery field, san diego on day, VFR flight to bullhead city, az. After takeoff myf tower asked me to recycle transponder due to lack of signal. Aircraft had a history of transponder problems due to DME interference. I climbed to 2500 ft and called gillespie tower for air traffic area clearance. After clearing air traffic area I started climb to 'planned' 3500 ft to stay clear of TCA and at the same time tried to get the transponder working. By recycling switches and turning off DME I got the transponder reply light to work again. During the repair process, I inadvertently allowed aircraft to climb to 4000 ft, 200 ft into TCA base altitude. I called approach for clearance into TCA and was told that I was already in but that I was cleared into the TCA. For my part, I know better than to allow minor equipment problems to interfere with the safe operation of the flight. A problem transponder is a minor equipment problem. Contributing factor: the vast load of my experience level is in the very controled IFR flight of airline operations. My current VFR experience is limited.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ACFT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED A TCA DUE ACFT EQUIP PROB DISTR.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO ON DAY, VFR FLT TO BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. AFTER TKOF MYF TWR ASKED ME TO RECYCLE XPONDER DUE TO LACK OF SIGNAL. ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF XPONDER PROBS DUE TO DME INTERFERENCE. I CLBED TO 2500 FT AND CALLED GILLESPIE TWR FOR ATA CLRNC. AFTER CLRING ATA I STARTED CLB TO 'PLANNED' 3500 FT TO STAY CLR OF TCA AND AT THE SAME TIME TRIED TO GET THE XPONDER WORKING. BY RECYCLING SWITCHES AND TURNING OFF DME I GOT THE XPONDER REPLY LIGHT TO WORK AGAIN. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS, I INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED ACFT TO CLB TO 4000 FT, 200 FT INTO TCA BASE ALT. I CALLED APCH FOR CLRNC INTO TCA AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS ALREADY IN BUT THAT I WAS CLRED INTO THE TCA. FOR MY PART, I KNOW BETTER THAN TO ALLOW MINOR EQUIP PROBS TO INTERFERE WITH THE SAFE OP OF THE FLT. A PROB XPONDER IS A MINOR EQUIP PROB. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: THE VAST LOAD OF MY EXPERIENCE LEVEL IS IN THE VERY CTLED IFR FLT OF AIRLINE OPS. MY CURRENT VFR EXPERIENCE IS LIMITED.
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.