Entry into arsa and air traffic area without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	110886
Time
Date	198905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	110886
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight, fairmont, mn, to rkd, with stops at muskegon, mi, and batavia, ny. Leaving batavia at xa to fly direct alb, direct concord, ny, portland-rkd. Checked WX, report of lower ceiling 3500-4000' MSL with improving enroute. Kept south to lower terrain. Leaving set LORAN for alb latitude/lon on lake chain 8970. Route to take me so of rochester, syracuse. On climb out called buffalo approach to ask for flight following (126.15). Could not raise. Rain (light) in area reduced forward visibility in patches. Realized was getting false reading from LORAN tracking me north of course. Realized in roc arsa when roc appeared from behind rain shower 5 mi or less. My approach plate (copy attached) gave me frequency 120.7. Called approach. Could not raise roc approach. Felt it was too late to attempt further contact and decided to maintain direction of flight and altitude with mode C at XXXX so roc could maintain sep. My transponder had been certified sat before (4/89) observed no aircraft movement in air or on ground in roc area. Airport at dusk showed low intensity lights indicating no movements. Called 122.0 after clearing area. Reported showers got frequency for flight following was given syr approach. Correct LORAN gri to 9960. Got accurate reading to alb. Time over roc arsa approximately (estimate) 15 mins. I felt confident that roc approach monitoring my mode C XXXX would maintain sep. Got to syr approach as soon as possible and reported. They informed of invasion incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENTRY INTO ARSA AND ATA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: VFR FLT, FAIRMONT, MN, TO RKD, WITH STOPS AT MUSKEGON, MI, AND BATAVIA, NY. LEAVING BATAVIA AT XA TO FLY DIRECT ALB, DIRECT CONCORD, NY, PORTLAND-RKD. CHKED WX, RPT OF LOWER CEILING 3500-4000' MSL WITH IMPROVING ENROUTE. KEPT S TO LOWER TERRAIN. LEAVING SET LORAN FOR ALB LAT/LON ON LAKE CHAIN 8970. ROUTE TO TAKE ME SO OF ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE. ON CLBOUT CALLED BUFFALO APCH TO ASK FOR FLT FOLLOWING (126.15). COULD NOT RAISE. RAIN (LIGHT) IN AREA REDUCED FORWARD VISIBILITY IN PATCHES. REALIZED WAS GETTING FALSE READING FROM LORAN TRACKING ME N OF COURSE. REALIZED IN ROC ARSA WHEN ROC APPEARED FROM BEHIND RAIN SHOWER 5 MI OR LESS. MY APCH PLATE (COPY ATTACHED) GAVE ME FREQ 120.7. CALLED APCH. COULD NOT RAISE ROC APCH. FELT IT WAS TOO LATE TO ATTEMPT FURTHER CONTACT AND DECIDED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION OF FLT AND ALT WITH MODE C AT XXXX SO ROC COULD MAINTAIN SEP. MY XPONDER HAD BEEN CERTIFIED SAT BEFORE (4/89) OBSERVED NO ACFT MOVEMENT IN AIR OR ON GND IN ROC AREA. ARPT AT DUSK SHOWED LOW INTENSITY LIGHTS INDICATING NO MOVEMENTS. CALLED 122.0 AFTER CLRING AREA. RPTED SHOWERS GOT FREQ FOR FLT FOLLOWING WAS GIVEN SYR APCH. CORRECT LORAN GRI TO 9960. GOT ACCURATE READING TO ALB. TIME OVER ROC ARSA APPROX (ESTIMATE) 15 MINS. I FELT CONFIDENT THAT ROC APCH MONITORING MY MODE C XXXX WOULD MAINTAIN SEP. GOT TO SYR APCH ASAP AND RPTED. THEY INFORMED OF INVASION INCIDENT.

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.