Cleared through the TCA and apparently flight was not turned over timely to the next sector.

Attributes
ACN	89715
Time
Date	198806
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : lwm
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1400
ASRS Report	89715
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Pilot was working ny TRACON on frequency 120.05 and had requested TCA clearance overhead jfk at 6500' eastbound. When about 5 mi east of jfk VORTAC pilot surmised controller might have forgotten to initiate handoff to jfk sector controller and queried ATC re: same. Pilot was then instructed to squawk 1200 and maintain VFR. Controller at this time made no remark re: TCA flight, and pilot immediately climbed above 7000-7500' in order to maintain flight clear of TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLEARED THROUGH THE TCA AND APPARENTLY FLT WAS NOT TURNED OVER TIMELY TO THE NEXT SECTOR.

Narrative: PLT WAS WORKING NY TRACON ON FREQ 120.05 AND HAD REQUESTED TCA CLRNC OVERHEAD JFK AT 6500' EBND. WHEN ABOUT 5 MI E OF JFK VORTAC PLT SURMISED CTLR MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN TO INITIATE HDOF TO JFK SECTOR CTLR AND QUERIED ATC RE: SAME. PLT WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO SQUAWK 1200 AND MAINTAIN VFR. CTLR AT THIS TIME MADE NO REMARK RE: TCA FLT, AND PLT IMMEDIATELY CLBED ABOVE 7000-7500' IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FLT CLR OF TCA.

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.