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Small aircraft pilot assumed he had class C clearance; controller advised pilot that they had violated the airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1160081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201403 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SJU.Tower |
| State Reference | PR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 95 Flight Crew Total 5475 Flight Crew Type 110 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Departed isla grande airport (tjig) VFR approved for the (VFR) tango transition by tjig tower to tist (st. Thomas). Was cleared for takeoff by tjig tower climb to 1;500 ft and fly the tango transition. I departed on 095 heading and waited for as always for tower to transfer me to san juan tower; but they never did. I called san juan tower and checked in on the tango transition proceeding as approved to the tower. I was informed by the controller that I had entered class C airspace without authorization. I apologized and stated that I was not handed over to tower as usual. The controller stated that I should have circumvented class C airspace. I have always understood that once I was cleared for the tango transition and given a discreet transponder code that my authorization was already granted. I still believe that is the case; nonetheless I will in the future assure myself that I call san juan tower before proceeding. There were no conflicts with other aircraft; I was switched to san juan departure and continued my VFR flight. I will be more vigilant in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA pilot assumed he had Class C clearance; Controller advised pilot that they had violated the airspace.
Narrative: Departed Isla Grande airport (TJIG) VFR approved for the (VFR) Tango Transition by TJIG Tower to TIST (St. Thomas). Was cleared for takeoff by TJIG Tower climb to 1;500 FT and fly the Tango Transition. I departed on 095 heading and waited for as always for Tower to transfer me to San Juan Tower; but they never did. I called San Juan Tower and checked in on the Tango Transition proceeding as approved to the Tower. I was informed by the Controller that I had entered Class C airspace without authorization. I apologized and stated that I was not handed over to Tower as usual. The Controller stated that I should have circumvented Class C airspace. I have always understood that once I was cleared for the Tango Transition and given a discreet transponder code that my authorization was already granted. I still believe that is the case; nonetheless I will in the future assure myself that I call San Juan Tower before proceeding. There were no conflicts with other aircraft; I was switched to San Juan Departure and continued my VFR flight. I will be more vigilant in the future.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.