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Pilot of small aircraft GA aircraft departed airport underneath TCA and climbed through TCA without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234829 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : frg |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 234829 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Entered new york TCA. No clearance. Arrived farmingdale IFR, left VFR still using IFR charts. TCA not depicted on chart. No altitude restriction issued by farmingdale tower. They gave hints but I did not pick up on them. Example: 'no stage III service.' after turn on course tower said, 'frequency change approved.' I continued climb, through TCA airspace to cruise altitude of 9500 ft. Finally noticed airspace alert on chart border after leaving TCA. Checked VFR charts in aircraft and noted TCA violation. Contributing factors: pilot fatigue (physician worked XA00 to XB00 on day of flight). Unfamiliar airport. No caution from clearance delivery or tower (though I think they tried -- just needed to be more direct).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA GA ACFT DEPARTED ARPT UNDERNEATH TCA AND CLBED THROUGH TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: ENTERED NEW YORK TCA. NO CLRNC. ARRIVED FARMINGDALE IFR, LEFT VFR STILL USING IFR CHARTS. TCA NOT DEPICTED ON CHART. NO ALT RESTRICTION ISSUED BY FARMINGDALE TWR. THEY GAVE HINTS BUT I DID NOT PICK UP ON THEM. EXAMPLE: 'NO STAGE III SVC.' AFTER TURN ON COURSE TWR SAID, 'FREQ CHANGE APPROVED.' I CONTINUED CLB, THROUGH TCA AIRSPACE TO CRUISE ALT OF 9500 FT. FINALLY NOTICED AIRSPACE ALERT ON CHART BORDER AFTER LEAVING TCA. CHKED VFR CHARTS IN ACFT AND NOTED TCA VIOLATION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PLT FATIGUE (PHYSICIAN WORKED XA00 TO XB00 ON DAY OF FLT). UNFAMILIAR ARPT. NO CAUTION FROM CLRNC DELIVERY OR TWR (THOUGH I THINK THEY TRIED -- JUST NEEDED TO BE MORE DIRECT).
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.