GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	106852
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 65 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	106852
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff from myf for student practice in north practice area. Flew north at 2600' climbing west of I-5. Turned inland at dirt road landmark per instrument's directions. Climbed to 4000' for practice maneuvers and returned to myf for total flight time of 0.7 hours. Phone call to san approach who stated I was in TCA. Contributing factors were my failure to study TCA chart in area adequately and my instrument's and FAA rainchk instrument's failure to instruct on studying chart, location of north practice area and use of VOR's to stay out of TCA. Instructions fails to adequately inform student of the importance of precise navigation by use of the TCA chart at all times when flying near TCA. The student is given assigned routes to fly, and the TCA chart is left behind the seat. Due to the variation which the student is allowed to make on solo in the assigned routes TCA violation becomes a danger. But the student is relying on the instrument's description of the route from memory, not on having the TCA chart in hand. The student should be instructed that he or she must follow the chart. The instrument should require student to have TCA chart at all times. The instrument should also require the student to do this as part of takeoff checklist and to set VOR to proper radials for TCA as part of takeoff checklist. During instruction the student should be questioned about where the plane is and where the TCA is. Many instrs do not agree with the TCA concept nor the enforcement of it. This attitude adversely affects their teaching about the TCA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TKOF FROM MYF FOR STUDENT PRACTICE IN N PRACTICE AREA. FLEW N AT 2600' CLBING W OF I-5. TURNED INLAND AT DIRT ROAD LANDMARK PER INSTR'S DIRECTIONS. CLBED TO 4000' FOR PRACTICE MANEUVERS AND RETURNED TO MYF FOR TOTAL FLT TIME OF 0.7 HRS. PHONE CALL TO SAN APCH WHO STATED I WAS IN TCA. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE MY FAILURE TO STUDY TCA CHART IN AREA ADEQUATELY AND MY INSTR'S AND FAA RAINCHK INSTR'S FAILURE TO INSTRUCT ON STUDYING CHART, LOCATION OF N PRACTICE AREA AND USE OF VOR'S TO STAY OUT OF TCA. INSTRUCTIONS FAILS TO ADEQUATELY INFORM STUDENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRECISE NAV BY USE OF THE TCA CHART AT ALL TIMES WHEN FLYING NEAR TCA. THE STUDENT IS GIVEN ASSIGNED ROUTES TO FLY, AND THE TCA CHART IS LEFT BEHIND THE SEAT. DUE TO THE VARIATION WHICH THE STUDENT IS ALLOWED TO MAKE ON SOLO IN THE ASSIGNED ROUTES TCA VIOLATION BECOMES A DANGER. BUT THE STUDENT IS RELYING ON THE INSTR'S DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE FROM MEMORY, NOT ON HAVING THE TCA CHART IN HAND. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED THAT HE OR SHE MUST FOLLOW THE CHART. THE INSTR SHOULD REQUIRE STUDENT TO HAVE TCA CHART AT ALL TIMES. THE INSTR SHOULD ALSO REQUIRE THE STUDENT TO DO THIS AS PART OF TKOF CHKLIST AND TO SET VOR TO PROPER RADIALS FOR TCA AS PART OF TKOF CHKLIST. DURING INSTRUCTION THE STUDENT SHOULD BE QUESTIONED ABOUT WHERE THE PLANE IS AND WHERE THE TCA IS. MANY INSTRS DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TCA CONCEPT NOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF IT. THIS ATTITUDE ADVERSELY AFFECTS THEIR TEACHING ABOUT THE 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.