<< >> NASA ASRS Report 389880, December 1997

A VFR C150 private pilot incurs the wrath of a bos approach controller who asks him 'who cleared you into the class B?' this was bos controller #2. Bos controller #1 had given reporter a squawk code that he had already been assigned by pvd flight following.

Attributes
ACN	389880
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bos
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	389880
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I left bid for bfd via pvd flight following. I was handed off to bos approach north of pvd and had several xmissions. On squawk XXXX the same squawk code as pvd. I was not told to stay clear of bos class B airspace. Bos approach #1 handed me over to bos approach control #2 on 124.4. I continued with squawk code and vector. After a while and several conversations, the controller got angry with me and asked 'who cleared you into class B airspace?' I said the previous controller. Perhaps in the future the controller with VFR aircraft can, during one of the xmissions, say 'stay clear' or 'cleared' into class B airspace.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR C150 PVT PLT INCURS THE WRATH OF A BOS APCH CTLR WHO ASKS HIM 'WHO CLRED YOU INTO THE CLASS B?' THIS WAS BOS CTLR #2. BOS CTLR #1 HAD GIVEN RPTR A SQUAWK CODE THAT HE HAD ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED BY PVD FLT FOLLOWING.

Narrative: I LEFT BID FOR BFD VIA PVD FLT FOLLOWING. I WAS HANDED OFF TO BOS APCH N OF PVD AND HAD SEVERAL XMISSIONS. ON SQUAWK XXXX THE SAME SQUAWK CODE AS PVD. I WAS NOT TOLD TO STAY CLR OF BOS CLASS B AIRSPACE. BOS APCH #1 HANDED ME OVER TO BOS APCH CTL #2 ON 124.4. I CONTINUED WITH SQUAWK CODE AND VECTOR. AFTER A WHILE AND SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS, THE CTLR GOT ANGRY WITH ME AND ASKED 'WHO CLRED YOU INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE?' I SAID THE PREVIOUS CTLR. PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE THE CTLR WITH VFR ACFT CAN, DURING ONE OF THE XMISSIONS, SAY 'STAY CLR' OR 'CLRED' INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE.

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.