While being radar vectored for landing reporter aircraft inadvertently entered controlled airspace o...

Attributes
ACN	107629
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fxe
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fxe
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 516 flight time type : 122
ASRS Report	107629
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I had been in contact with ATC facs all during the flight down the east coast of fl from melbourne south and had been given a discrete transponder code, XXXX (the plane has an encoding altimeter) and told to maintain VFR. At palm beach, approach control had me fly direct over the airport at 2000', then gave me a heading and said to continue south along the coast. At approximately boca raton, palm beach told me to contact mia approach on 119.7 which I did. Mia acknowledged my contact and asked my intentions. I said that I wanted to go to fxe and land there. They asked me to squawk YYYY. I changed codes and pushed 'identify.' mia then advised radar contact 3 mi south of boca raton. The next mia transmission stated that fxe airport was 10 mi, gave the fxe altimeter setting and instructed me to contact fxe tower on 120.9. I contacted fxe tower and was given a heading. From then on it was total confusion. First a woman's voice gave me instruction to one thing. Then a man's voice said to do something else. All instructions were for xx when I attempted to verify that I was in fact the xx for which instructions were intended, the response was curt and just restated the instructions. I was fairly certain that there was another xx in the same airspace. The end result was that I ended up in fll airspace. I was given instructions to change frequency to 119.3 which I did. I was then given a north heading and told to again contact fxe tower on 120.9. I did and requested landing instructions. The rapid transmission was hard to understand and sounded like clearance to land on runway 8. I called back and using my full call sign again asked verification of landing clearance. It was given angrily and I landed west/O incident. Upon clearing the runway, I contacted ground and received taxi instructions to tie down facs. This was my first visit to fort lauderdale.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR LNDG REPORTER ACFT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CONTROLLED AIRSPACE OF A NEARBY ARPT WITHOUT CLRNC. CONTRIBUTING WAS COM CONFUSION WITH THE FAC PROVIDING THE RADAR VECTORS.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ATC FACS ALL DURING THE FLT DOWN THE E COAST OF FL FROM MELBOURNE S AND HAD BEEN GIVEN A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE, XXXX (THE PLANE HAS AN ENCODING ALTIMETER) AND TOLD TO MAINTAIN VFR. AT PALM BEACH, APCH CTL HAD ME FLY DIRECT OVER THE ARPT AT 2000', THEN GAVE ME A HDG AND SAID TO CONTINUE S ALONG THE COAST. AT APPROX BOCA RATON, PALM BEACH TOLD ME TO CONTACT MIA APCH ON 119.7 WHICH I DID. MIA ACKNOWLEDGED MY CONTACT AND ASKED MY INTENTIONS. I SAID THAT I WANTED TO GO TO FXE AND LAND THERE. THEY ASKED ME TO SQUAWK YYYY. I CHANGED CODES AND PUSHED 'IDENT.' MIA THEN ADVISED RADAR CONTACT 3 MI S OF BOCA RATON. THE NEXT MIA XMISSION STATED THAT FXE ARPT WAS 10 MI, GAVE THE FXE ALTIMETER SETTING AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT FXE TWR ON 120.9. I CONTACTED FXE TWR AND WAS GIVEN A HDG. FROM THEN ON IT WAS TOTAL CONFUSION. FIRST A WOMAN'S VOICE GAVE ME INSTRUCTION TO ONE THING. THEN A MAN'S VOICE SAID TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. ALL INSTRUCTIONS WERE FOR XX WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO VERIFY THAT I WAS IN FACT THE XX FOR WHICH INSTRUCTIONS WERE INTENDED, THE RESPONSE WAS CURT AND JUST RESTATED THE INSTRUCTIONS. I WAS FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER XX IN THE SAME AIRSPACE. THE END RESULT WAS THAT I ENDED UP IN FLL AIRSPACE. I WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO CHANGE FREQ TO 119.3 WHICH I DID. I WAS THEN GIVEN A N HDG AND TOLD TO AGAIN CONTACT FXE TWR ON 120.9. I DID AND REQUESTED LNDG INSTRUCTIONS. THE RAPID XMISSION WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND AND SOUNDED LIKE CLRNC TO LAND ON RWY 8. I CALLED BACK AND USING MY FULL CALL SIGN AGAIN ASKED VERIFICATION OF LNDG CLRNC. IT WAS GIVEN ANGRILY AND I LANDED W/O INCIDENT. UPON CLRING THE RWY, I CONTACTED GND AND RECEIVED TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO TIE DOWN FACS. THIS WAS MY FIRST VISIT TO FORT LAUDERDALE.

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.

While being radar vectored for landing reporter aircraft inadvertently entered controlled airspace of a nearby airport without clearance. Contributing was communication confusion with the facility providing the radar vectors.