PA46 VFR departure from teb is refused radar flight following from N90 after leaving teb class D.

Attributes
ACN	632959
Time
Date	200410
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : teb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial cruise : level
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 5030 flight time type : 204
ASRS Report	632959
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airspace Structure

Narrative:

Occurrence on a VFR flight from teb to fdk. A request was made with teterboro clearance delivery for a class B clearance and VFR flight following. Clearance delivery responded with a discrete transponder code. Teterboro tower (local control) issued takeoff clearance on runway 24 at approximately XA00 local. Aircraft departed maintaining runway heading. Tower (local control) stated that aircraft was in radar contact and instructed the aircraft to fly a heading of 270 degrees. The aircraft complied. Tower then instructed the aircraft to fly a heading of 300 degrees. The aircraft complied. A request was made to the tower for a handoff to approach/departure control. The tower controller responded 'I'm working on it.' at approximately XA05 the tower controller indicated that a handoff was impossible 'unable handoff' and that the aircraft should squawk 1200 and change frequencys. No frequency was assigned. No handoff was made. The tower controller then announced that 'all teterboro departures were on hold due to system saturation.' the pilot then turned the aircraft abruptly to a heading of 240 degrees, so as to avoid essex county (cdw) and mmu class D airspace. A handoff to departure, a class B clearance, and radar flight following was never provided. Takeoff clearance should never have been issued if the system was saturated. It is most unusual for a tower (local) controller to issue radar vectors to an aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA46 VFR DEP FROM TEB IS REFUSED RADAR FLT FOLLOWING FROM N90 AFTER LEAVING TEB CLASS D.

Narrative: OCCURRENCE ON A VFR FLT FROM TEB TO FDK. A REQUEST WAS MADE WITH TETERBORO CLRNC DELIVERY FOR A CLASS B CLRNC AND VFR FLT FOLLOWING. CLRNC DELIVERY RESPONDED WITH A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE. TETERBORO TWR (LCL CTL) ISSUED TKOF CLRNC ON RWY 24 AT APPROX XA00 LCL. ACFT DEPARTED MAINTAINING RWY HDG. TWR (LCL CTL) STATED THAT ACFT WAS IN RADAR CONTACT AND INSTRUCTED THE ACFT TO FLY A HDG OF 270 DEGS. THE ACFT COMPLIED. TWR THEN INSTRUCTED THE ACFT TO FLY A HDG OF 300 DEGS. THE ACFT COMPLIED. A REQUEST WAS MADE TO THE TWR FOR A HDOF TO APCH/DEP CTL. THE TWR CTLR RESPONDED 'I'M WORKING ON IT.' AT APPROX XA05 THE TWR CTLR INDICATED THAT A HDOF WAS IMPOSSIBLE 'UNABLE HDOF' AND THAT THE ACFT SHOULD SQUAWK 1200 AND CHANGE FREQS. NO FREQ WAS ASSIGNED. NO HDOF WAS MADE. THE TWR CTLR THEN ANNOUNCED THAT 'ALL TETERBORO DEPS WERE ON HOLD DUE TO SYS SATURATION.' THE PLT THEN TURNED THE ACFT ABRUPTLY TO A HDG OF 240 DEGS, SO AS TO AVOID ESSEX COUNTY (CDW) AND MMU CLASS D AIRSPACE. A HDOF TO DEP, A CLASS B CLRNC, AND RADAR FLT FOLLOWING WAS NEVER PROVIDED. TKOF CLRNC SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ISSUED IF THE SYS WAS SATURATED. IT IS MOST UNUSUAL FOR A TWR (LCL) CTLR TO ISSUE RADAR VECTORS TO AN ACFT.

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.