TCA penetration without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	89465
Time
Date	198806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : san airport : see
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	89465
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On taxi to end of runway at san, I asked ground control for squawk on transponder for VFR TCA climb to sac at 10500'. Ground advised me that they were unable and that I should contact approach on 132.2 after departure. After departure, while still over the departure end of runway 27R, I was instructed to contact approach and immediately contacted 132.2 and told him of my position and request to get arsa penetration. He replied that they had TCA not arsa. Current san diego area chart showed 'san diego TRSA 132.2.' he gave me squawk and then silence. The night before the same thing had happened on arrival. I was idented and given altitude. Then he talked to 1 other aircraft, then advised that I was entering TCA. I said that I knew that and that he had given discrete code and knew my position and intentions. I was not advised to remain clear of TCA. He said I should not anticipate clearance. Nothing further occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TCA PENETRATION WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON TAXI TO END OF RWY AT SAN, I ASKED GND CTL FOR SQUAWK ON TRANSPONDER FOR VFR TCA CLB TO SAC AT 10500'. GND ADVISED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT APCH ON 132.2 AFTER DEP. AFTER DEP, WHILE STILL OVER THE DEP END OF RWY 27R, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT APCH AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED 132.2 AND TOLD HIM OF MY POS AND REQUEST TO GET ARSA PENETRATION. HE REPLIED THAT THEY HAD TCA NOT ARSA. CURRENT SAN DIEGO AREA CHART SHOWED 'SAN DIEGO TRSA 132.2.' HE GAVE ME SQUAWK AND THEN SILENCE. THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED ON ARR. I WAS IDENTED AND GIVEN ALT. THEN HE TALKED TO 1 OTHER ACFT, THEN ADVISED THAT I WAS ENTERING TCA. I SAID THAT I KNEW THAT AND THAT HE HAD GIVEN DISCRETE CODE AND KNEW MY POS AND INTENTIONS. I WAS NOT ADVISED TO REMAIN CLR OF TCA. HE SAID I SHOULD NOT ANTICIPATE CLRNC. NOTHING FURTHER OCCURRED.

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.