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Small aircraft pilot receives WX briefing and flight plan to deviate WX. Enters TCA without clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124412 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bsy |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 124412 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On a VFR flight plan from ft lauderdale executive to peter O'knight in tampa, I found myself in the mia TCA thinking I had clearance to be there, but in fact not having clearance. The problem began when I called mia FSS to file a VFR flight plan from fxe direct lbv (VOR) direct tpf. I was informed by FSS that there were thunderstorms over the route of my flight. I was also informed that the route north of lake okeechobee would also soon be impassable. The FSS WX briefer then informed me that she was going to route me first south, and then west in order to pass to the south of the thunderstorms. She told me that north of dade collier airport would not be passable and that I would have to pass to the south of dade collier. The route she chose for me was from fxe south to the mia VOR (not southwest as it actually is), then west to everglades airport, then up the west coast of fl over naples, ft meyers, sarasota and then into tampa. My problem began when I mistook the biscayne bay VOR for the mia VOR, as the biscayne bay VOR was the only one to the south of fxe, as the briefer stated I should head (not southwest as the mia VOR actually is situated from fxe). Also, going direct from the biscayne bay VOR to everglades airport takes me south of dade collier airport, whereas going direct from the mia VOR to everglades takes me north of dade collier into the area of thunderstorms that the briefer was describing. I departed fxe with a transponder code. Tower transferred me to departure control. Departure gave me a southwest heading between 1000-1500'. Departure then instructed me to squawk 1200 and maintain VFR and gave me a frequency change. I changed frequencys, idented myself, informed them of my intention to head south to the mia VOR and then described my position as miles north of the mia VOR using my DME. In fact, since I was tuned into the biscayne bay VOR and not the mia VOR, I was reporting an incorrect position. I was heading south now and the station to which I was talking informed me that I did not have to speaking with them, and gave me another frequency change. The next station with which I communicated also did not seem to be aware of my flight plan. I then called departure control again and informed them that the station with which I was communicating did not appear to understand my position or flight plan. Mia departure gave me a transponder code, told me to turn to the northwest and informed me that I was in their TCA west/O clearance. I believe this problem was caused by 3 factors: 1) I was unfamiliar with the mia TCA and had no prior intention of flying through it except that the WX prevented me from taking my usual route. 2) the WX briefer continually described the mia VOR as being south of fxe. I even read back to her that I would fly south from fxe to the mia VOR, and she never once correctly stated that the mia VOR was southwest of fxe. 3) I reported my position as miles north of the mia VOR using the DME, when in fact I was tuned into the biscayne bay VOR. The stations with which I was communicating thought I was 20 mi northwest of where I actually was.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT RECEIVES WX BRIEFING AND FLT PLAN TO DEVIATE WX. ENTERS TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.
Narrative: ON A VFR FLT PLAN FROM FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE TO PETER O'KNIGHT IN TAMPA, I FOUND MYSELF IN THE MIA TCA THINKING I HAD CLRNC TO BE THERE, BUT IN FACT NOT HAVING CLRNC. THE PROB BEGAN WHEN I CALLED MIA FSS TO FILE A VFR FLT PLAN FROM FXE DIRECT LBV (VOR) DIRECT TPF. I WAS INFORMED BY FSS THAT THERE WERE TSTMS OVER THE ROUTE OF MY FLT. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ROUTE N OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE WOULD ALSO SOON BE IMPASSABLE. THE FSS WX BRIEFER THEN INFORMED ME THAT SHE WAS GOING TO ROUTE ME FIRST S, AND THEN W IN ORDER TO PASS TO THE S OF THE TSTMS. SHE TOLD ME THAT N OF DADE COLLIER ARPT WOULD NOT BE PASSABLE AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PASS TO THE S OF DADE COLLIER. THE ROUTE SHE CHOSE FOR ME WAS FROM FXE S TO THE MIA VOR (NOT SW AS IT ACTUALLY IS), THEN W TO EVERGLADES ARPT, THEN UP THE W COAST OF FL OVER NAPLES, FT MEYERS, SARASOTA AND THEN INTO TAMPA. MY PROB BEGAN WHEN I MISTOOK THE BISCAYNE BAY VOR FOR THE MIA VOR, AS THE BISCAYNE BAY VOR WAS THE ONLY ONE TO THE S OF FXE, AS THE BRIEFER STATED I SHOULD HEAD (NOT SW AS THE MIA VOR ACTUALLY IS SITUATED FROM FXE). ALSO, GOING DIRECT FROM THE BISCAYNE BAY VOR TO EVERGLADES ARPT TAKES ME S OF DADE COLLIER ARPT, WHEREAS GOING DIRECT FROM THE MIA VOR TO EVERGLADES TAKES ME N OF DADE COLLIER INTO THE AREA OF TSTMS THAT THE BRIEFER WAS DESCRIBING. I DEPARTED FXE WITH A XPONDER CODE. TWR TRANSFERRED ME TO DEP CTL. DEP GAVE ME A SW HDG BTWN 1000-1500'. DEP THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO SQUAWK 1200 AND MAINTAIN VFR AND GAVE ME A FREQ CHANGE. I CHANGED FREQS, IDENTED MYSELF, INFORMED THEM OF MY INTENTION TO HEAD S TO THE MIA VOR AND THEN DESCRIBED MY POS AS MILES N OF THE MIA VOR USING MY DME. IN FACT, SINCE I WAS TUNED INTO THE BISCAYNE BAY VOR AND NOT THE MIA VOR, I WAS RPTING AN INCORRECT POS. I WAS HDG S NOW AND THE STATION TO WHICH I WAS TALKING INFORMED ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO SPEAKING WITH THEM, AND GAVE ME ANOTHER FREQ CHANGE. THE NEXT STATION WITH WHICH I COMMUNICATED ALSO DID NOT SEEM TO BE AWARE OF MY FLT PLAN. I THEN CALLED DEP CTL AGAIN AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE STATION WITH WHICH I WAS COMMUNICATING DID NOT APPEAR TO UNDERSTAND MY POS OR FLT PLAN. MIA DEP GAVE ME A XPONDER CODE, TOLD ME TO TURN TO THE NW AND INFORMED ME THAT I WAS IN THEIR TCA W/O CLRNC. I BELIEVE THIS PROB WAS CAUSED BY 3 FACTORS: 1) I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE MIA TCA AND HAD NO PRIOR INTENTION OF FLYING THROUGH IT EXCEPT THAT THE WX PREVENTED ME FROM TAKING MY USUAL ROUTE. 2) THE WX BRIEFER CONTINUALLY DESCRIBED THE MIA VOR AS BEING S OF FXE. I EVEN READ BACK TO HER THAT I WOULD FLY S FROM FXE TO THE MIA VOR, AND SHE NEVER ONCE CORRECTLY STATED THAT THE MIA VOR WAS SW OF FXE. 3) I RPTED MY POS AS MILES N OF THE MIA VOR USING THE DME, WHEN IN FACT I WAS TUNED INTO THE BISCAYNE BAY VOR. THE STATIONS WITH WHICH I WAS COMMUNICATING THOUGHT I WAS 20 MI NW OF WHERE I ACTUALLY WAS.
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.