Small aircraft pilot complains of inadequate traffic and position advisory service from lax center.

Attributes
ACN	114332
Time
Date	198906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v27
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	114332
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying south on V27 and speaking to lax center. I was west of V27 to remain clear of the TCA, and the controller stated I was clear of it. Around doyle intersection he wanted to hand me off to the next sector on 134.57. I told him I had to have a frequency ending in 5 or 0. He then said he couldn't help me any more and radar service terminated. I believe the center does have alternate frequencys which would have been most helpful for 1) traffic advisory, 2) vectors away from the TCA, 3) safety for over ocean flying where I was. The controller should have helped. At a minimum he should have handed me off to coast approach or told me to call them in however many miles their sector was from my position. He also should have given me a frequency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT COMPLAINS OF INADEQUATE TRAFFIC AND POSITION ADVISORY SERVICE FROM LAX CENTER.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING S ON V27 AND SPEAKING TO LAX CENTER. I WAS W OF V27 TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE TCA, AND THE CTLR STATED I WAS CLEAR OF IT. AROUND DOYLE INTXN HE WANTED TO HAND ME OFF TO THE NEXT SECTOR ON 134.57. I TOLD HIM I HAD TO HAVE A FREQ ENDING IN 5 OR 0. HE THEN SAID HE COULDN'T HELP ME ANY MORE AND RADAR SERVICE TERMINATED. I BELIEVE THE CENTER DOES HAVE ALTERNATE FREQS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MOST HELPFUL FOR 1) TFC ADVISORY, 2) VECTORS AWAY FROM THE TCA, 3) SAFETY FOR OVER OCEAN FLYING WHERE I WAS. THE CTLR SHOULD HAVE HELPED. AT A MINIMUM HE SHOULD HAVE HANDED ME OFF TO COAST APCH OR TOLD ME TO CALL THEM IN HOWEVER MANY MILES THEIR SECTOR WAS FROM MY POSITION. HE ALSO SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A FREQ.

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.