PA28R-180 enters rest area without clearance due to communication problem because of low altitude.

Attributes
ACN	376440
Time
Date	199708
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : tix
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cof tower : tix
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 139
ASRS Report	376440
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other 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:

Departed st augustine and contacted dab for flight following to tix. South of dab, controller told me to squawk VFR. Again I contacted dab and informed that I needed following to tix. I was told to contact patrick and I tried on 3 separate occasions, no answer. Finally, I made contact with tix tower. They gave me a squawk code and vectored me 270 degrees to tix. Once on the ground, I was informed that patrick couldn't communicate with me due to my altitude. I was in restr airspace shortly after handoff by dab. I do sincerely apologize.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28R-180 ENTERS REST AREA WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO COM PROB BECAUSE OF LOW ALT.

Narrative: DEPARTED ST AUGUSTINE AND CONTACTED DAB FOR FLT FOLLOWING TO TIX. S OF DAB, CTLR TOLD ME TO SQUAWK VFR. AGAIN I CONTACTED DAB AND INFORMED THAT I NEEDED FOLLOWING TO TIX. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT PATRICK AND I TRIED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, NO ANSWER. FINALLY, I MADE CONTACT WITH TIX TWR. THEY GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE AND VECTORED ME 270 DEGS TO TIX. ONCE ON THE GND, I WAS INFORMED THAT PATRICK COULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH ME DUE TO MY ALT. I WAS IN RESTR AIRSPACE SHORTLY AFTER HDOF BY DAB. I DO SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.

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.