An small aircraft inadvertently entered the tpa TCA.

Attributes
ACN	236139
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tpa airport : tpf
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1100 msl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	236139
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft pilot states that ATC complained about his transmitter and communication. The pilot few from tpf to tpa to get the radios fixed by an FBO. The pilot inadvertently entered the tpa TCA while trying to establish communication with tpa approach. The reporting pilot believes that, if his radio had worked better, this whole thing would not have happened as he operates in this airspace regularly with no problem. The reporting pilot made several attempts to contact tpa before tpa was able to respond.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE TPA TCA.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA PLT STATES THAT ATC COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS XMITTER AND COM. THE PLT FEW FROM TPF TO TPA TO GET THE RADIOS FIXED BY AN FBO. THE PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED THE TPA TCA WHILE TRYING TO ESTABLISH COM WITH TPA APCH. THE RPTING PLT BELIEVES THAT, IF HIS RADIO HAD WORKED BETTER, THIS WHOLE THING WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS HE OPERATES IN THIS AIRSPACE REGULARLY WITH NO PROB. THE RPTING PLT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TPA BEFORE TPA WAS ABLE TO RESPOND.

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.