Small aircraft pilot enters TCA and air traffic area without ATC clearance and lands at controlled a...

Attributes
ACN	126824
Time
Date	198910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : see
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san tower : see
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	126824
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

1) missed julian VOR to the southwest, believed ramona was in the area of descent. 2) poor VOR work. 3) VOR showed julian to my left and rear. 4) dropped altitude to visually find unicom airport that I had passed earlier. Addressed gillespie on 122.8. Raised helicopter at the ground of runway 27. He warned of his position so I felt gillespie was unicom field and made wide left hand entry to runway 27 after last plane made landing. Upon landing I was stopped on runway 27 before runway 27L by red light, then green.. I taxied to tower and went into tower for my correct location. Realizing that I had crossed into miramar TCA, I could have also broken the floor of TCA. This was the first cross-country solo in 16 yrs since I was first licensed. I was signed off on the biannual, but I believe people who have had a great deal of time between biannuals, in my case 16 yrs, should be required to solo and do cross-countries much as if they were beginning again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ENTERS TCA AND ATA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC AND LANDS AT CONTROLLED ARPT BY MISTAKE.

Narrative: 1) MISSED JULIAN VOR TO THE SW, BELIEVED RAMONA WAS IN THE AREA OF DSCNT. 2) POOR VOR WORK. 3) VOR SHOWED JULIAN TO MY LEFT AND REAR. 4) DROPPED ALT TO VISUALLY FIND UNICOM ARPT THAT I HAD PASSED EARLIER. ADDRESSED GILLESPIE ON 122.8. RAISED HELI AT THE GND OF RWY 27. HE WARNED OF HIS POS SO I FELT GILLESPIE WAS UNICOM FIELD AND MADE WIDE LEFT HAND ENTRY TO RWY 27 AFTER LAST PLANE MADE LNDG. UPON LNDG I WAS STOPPED ON RWY 27 BEFORE RWY 27L BY RED LIGHT, THEN GREEN.. I TAXIED TO TWR AND WENT INTO TWR FOR MY CORRECT LOCATION. REALIZING THAT I HAD CROSSED INTO MIRAMAR TCA, I COULD HAVE ALSO BROKEN THE FLOOR OF TCA. THIS WAS THE FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO IN 16 YRS SINCE I WAS FIRST LICENSED. I WAS SIGNED OFF ON THE BIANNUAL, BUT I BELIEVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF TIME BTWN BIANNUALS, IN MY CASE 16 YRS, SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SOLO AND DO CROSS-COUNTRIES MUCH AS IF THEY WERE BEGINNING AGAIN.

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.

Small aircraft pilot enters TCA and air traffic area without ATC clearance and lands at controlled airport by mistake.