Small aircraft TCA incursion.

Attributes
ACN	353434
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 825 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	353434
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2400 vertical : 2400
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft, on a sight-seeing flight in the dfw area, was being shuttled from one controller to another and flew into the TCA class B airspace without clearance causing a conflict with air carrier traffic. He cites several human factors including feeling secure because he was in radar contact and a reluctance to tell the controllers exactly what kind of service he desired.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA TCA INCURSION.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA, ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLT IN THE DFW AREA, WAS BEING SHUTTLED FROM ONE CTLR TO ANOTHER AND FLEW INTO THE TCA CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC CAUSING A CONFLICT WITH ACR TFC. HE CITES SEVERAL HUMAN FACTORS INCLUDING FEELING SECURE BECAUSE HE WAS IN RADAR CONTACT AND A RELUCTANCE TO TELL THE CTLRS EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF SVC HE DESIRED.

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.