GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration lax TCA.

Attributes
ACN	100417
Time
Date	198812
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : toa
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	100417
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Intended to transit the lax TCA in the special flight rules corridor from smo to toa (destination) at 3500'. Over smo discovered that toa ATIS didn't mention 3500' scattered broken clouds (they were calling the ceiling 5000'). I wanted to descend, but this required calling lax approach to get clearance down the shoreline route. Told him I was over smo. By the time he called back with a clearance I was over lax on the shoreline at 3500' (which is in the sfr area). He busted me for a TCA incursion, because he thought I was in the shoreline route portion of the TCA. I was so upset by this, plus copying down the RAPCON supervisor's phone #, that I did deviate below 3500' (thinking of $3000 lawyer bills). Problem was caused by the controller expecting me to stay over smo while clearance was gotten, but instead I flew into the sfr area, intending to descend into the shoreline route. In hindsight, I should have told him this in the beginning more explicitly. Additional contributing factor: he wasn't picking up my mode C or transponder squawk (even though I had flown the route IFR, cancelling on the vny ILS to proceed VFR, west/O any center complaints about my transponder).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION LAX TCA.

Narrative: INTENDED TO TRANSIT THE LAX TCA IN THE SPECIAL FLT RULES CORRIDOR FROM SMO TO TOA (DEST) AT 3500'. OVER SMO DISCOVERED THAT TOA ATIS DIDN'T MENTION 3500' SCATTERED BROKEN CLOUDS (THEY WERE CALLING THE CEILING 5000'). I WANTED TO DSND, BUT THIS REQUIRED CALLING LAX APCH TO GET CLRNC DOWN THE SHORELINE ROUTE. TOLD HIM I WAS OVER SMO. BY THE TIME HE CALLED BACK WITH A CLRNC I WAS OVER LAX ON THE SHORELINE AT 3500' (WHICH IS IN THE SFR AREA). HE BUSTED ME FOR A TCA INCURSION, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT I WAS IN THE SHORELINE ROUTE PORTION OF THE TCA. I WAS SO UPSET BY THIS, PLUS COPYING DOWN THE RAPCON SUPVR'S PHONE #, THAT I DID DEVIATE BELOW 3500' (THINKING OF $3000 LAWYER BILLS). PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE CTLR EXPECTING ME TO STAY OVER SMO WHILE CLRNC WAS GOTTEN, BUT INSTEAD I FLEW INTO THE SFR AREA, INTENDING TO DSND INTO THE SHORELINE ROUTE. IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM THIS IN THE BEGINNING MORE EXPLICITLY. ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: HE WASN'T PICKING UP MY MODE C OR XPONDER SQUAWK (EVEN THOUGH I HAD FLOWN THE ROUTE IFR, CANCELLING ON THE VNY ILS TO PROCEED VFR, W/O ANY CENTER COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY XPONDER).

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.