VFR departure from baf airport entered cef class D; alleging ATC frequency transfer was late and inc...

Attributes
ACN	791998
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : baf.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : y90.tracon tower : cef.tower tower : baf.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	791998
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

When departing from barnes airport; the local controller was late turning me over to westover. However; the controller gave me a wrong frequency. When I tried that frequency; they gave me the frequency for bradley approach. I called them and then they gave me the westover frequency. By the time I had talked to westover; I was well within their airspace. If the barnes local controller had handed me off sooner; there would not have been the delay in talking to westover. At this time I was also busy avoiding some terrain and getting navigation fixes set up in the VOR. Also; I did not realize that the westover class D overrides the barnes class D; making the distance before entering the westover class D much shorter than normal. I feel that the barnes controller should have given me the proper frequency when they released me and I told them that we would be nebound (this put me on a route directly into westover airspace).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR DEP FROM BAF ARPT ENTERED CEF CLASS D; ALLEGING ATC FREQ TRANSFER WAS LATE AND INCORRECT CAUSING EVENT.

Narrative: WHEN DEPARTING FROM BARNES ARPT; THE LCL CTLR WAS LATE TURNING ME OVER TO WESTOVER. HOWEVER; THE CTLR GAVE ME A WRONG FREQ. WHEN I TRIED THAT FREQ; THEY GAVE ME THE FREQ FOR BRADLEY APCH. I CALLED THEM AND THEN THEY GAVE ME THE WESTOVER FREQ. BY THE TIME I HAD TALKED TO WESTOVER; I WAS WELL WITHIN THEIR AIRSPACE. IF THE BARNES LCL CTLR HAD HANDED ME OFF SOONER; THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE DELAY IN TALKING TO WESTOVER. AT THIS TIME I WAS ALSO BUSY AVOIDING SOME TERRAIN AND GETTING NAV FIXES SET UP IN THE VOR. ALSO; I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE WESTOVER CLASS D OVERRIDES THE BARNES CLASS D; MAKING THE DISTANCE BEFORE ENTERING THE WESTOVER CLASS D MUCH SHORTER THAN NORMAL. I FEEL THAT THE BARNES CTLR SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE PROPER FREQ WHEN THEY RELEASED ME AND I TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD BE NEBOUND (THIS PUT ME ON A RTE DIRECTLY INTO WESTOVER AIRSPACE).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

VFR departure from baf airport entered cef class D; alleging ATC frequency transfer was late and incorrect causing event.