Penetrated the TCA without clearance due to distraction from surging turbocharger.

Attributes
ACN	84572
Time
Date	198803
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mci airport : mkc
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5800 msl bound upper : 7700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci tower : mkc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	84572
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out of mkc squawking 1200 code, I turned west. I was VFR and about to call for a TCA clearance. I was distracted by a surging turbo. After completing that task and calming my passenger that everything was ok, I had entered the south part of the mci TCA. The tower at mkc called and warned me and gave me departure frequency. I called departure and squawk code given. They cleared me through the TCA. I would have requested clearance through the TCA if I had not been distracted with an engine problem. At no time was safety compromised. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: was advised by FSDO to forward the ASRS report which in turn would be forwarded to FAA. Advised no reports from ASRS are forwarded to FAA until they have been processed and deidented. Admits he is not as familiar with TCA as he should be, and he did not have a current NOAA TCA chart on the aircraft. 95% of his flying is IFR.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATED THE TCA WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO DISTR FROM SURGING TURBOCHARGER.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OF MKC SQUAWKING 1200 CODE, I TURNED W. I WAS VFR AND ABOUT TO CALL FOR A TCA CLRNC. I WAS DISTRACTED BY A SURGING TURBO. AFTER COMPLETING THAT TASK AND CALMING MY PAX THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, I HAD ENTERED THE S PART OF THE MCI TCA. THE TWR AT MKC CALLED AND WARNED ME AND GAVE ME DEP FREQ. I CALLED DEP AND SQUAWK CODE GIVEN. THEY CLRED ME THROUGH THE TCA. I WOULD HAVE REQUESTED CLRNC THROUGH THE TCA IF I HAD NOT BEEN DISTRACTED WITH AN ENG PROB. AT NO TIME WAS SAFETY COMPROMISED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: WAS ADVISED BY FSDO TO FORWARD THE ASRS RPT WHICH IN TURN WOULD BE FORWARDED TO FAA. ADVISED NO RPTS FROM ASRS ARE FORWARDED TO FAA UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND DEIDENTED. ADMITS HE IS NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH TCA AS HE SHOULD BE, AND HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT NOAA TCA CHART ON THE ACFT. 95% OF HIS FLYING IS IFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.