Small aircraft may have entered long island arsa on a flight to bdr.

Attributes
ACN	88012
Time
Date	198805
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : isp airport : bdr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
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 : 400
ASRS Report	88012
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from charleston, sc, to bdr, 9500' MSL. Route of flight: along the east coast to approximately 35 NM south of the jfk VOR, then direct to the south shoreline of long island, approximately on the deer park 180 degree right. Then, along the shoreline until the bdr 180 degree right, then direct to bdr. Problem: flight in new york area to bdr, possible inadvertent encroachment of the long island arsa while descending. Reason for this: commercial low altitude en route chart, while showing the TCA, does not clearly show the arsa. The arsa is designated with light blue dots, which are hard to see, the long island arsa in particular due to the clutter of notes, VOR's, victor arwys, etc. The layout is such that, while descending and avoiding severe WX, I did not see the arsa indication on the chart. Note: however, the clearly marked arsa's at alb and windsor locks, ct (bradley). Possible solution: revise the arsa designation on IFR en route charts so that they stand out, particularly in cluttered areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MAY HAVE ENTERED LONG ISLAND ARSA ON A FLT TO BDR.

Narrative: FLT FROM CHARLESTON, SC, TO BDR, 9500' MSL. ROUTE OF FLT: ALONG THE E COAST TO APPROX 35 NM S OF THE JFK VOR, THEN DIRECT TO THE S SHORELINE OF LONG ISLAND, APPROX ON THE DEER PARK 180 DEG R. THEN, ALONG THE SHORELINE UNTIL THE BDR 180 DEG R, THEN DIRECT TO BDR. PROB: FLT IN NEW YORK AREA TO BDR, POSSIBLE INADVERTENT ENCROACHMENT OF THE LONG ISLAND ARSA WHILE DSNDING. REASON FOR THIS: COMMERCIAL LOW ALT ENRTE CHART, WHILE SHOWING THE TCA, DOES NOT CLEARLY SHOW THE ARSA. THE ARSA IS DESIGNATED WITH LIGHT BLUE DOTS, WHICH ARE HARD TO SEE, THE LONG ISLAND ARSA IN PARTICULAR DUE TO THE CLUTTER OF NOTES, VOR'S, VICTOR ARWYS, ETC. THE LAYOUT IS SUCH THAT, WHILE DSNDING AND AVOIDING SEVERE WX, I DID NOT SEE THE ARSA INDICATION ON THE CHART. NOTE: HOWEVER, THE CLEARLY MARKED ARSA'S AT ALB AND WINDSOR LOCKS, CT (BRADLEY). POSSIBLE SOLUTION: REVISE THE ARSA DESIGNATION ON IFR ENRTE CHARTS SO THAT THEY STAND OUT, PARTICULARLY IN CLUTTERED AREAS.

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.