Narrative:

I filled an IFR flight plan in worcester for a flight to north carolina. Prior to filling my flight plan I consulted with FSS for 45 minutes. I was advised to file an IFR flight plan not only because of the weather but also because of the NOTAM regarding the restricted airspace over the ny TCA [viptfr]. As I was approaching the ny TCA I could hear the controller talking to other aircraft but not responding to my calls. I continued to fly on my flight plan waiting to be contacted by ny. Finally after 20 minutes I became worried so I contacted washington center to request a frequency. I was then informed that I had penetrated the restricted airspace in ny. I was given a phone number to call when I landed. In the meantime the secret service contacted the airport and told them that I was to wait until an agent arrived to interview me regarding this incident. While I was waiting I contacted the phone number given to me. I spoke to ny control and a secret service agent. At the airport agent interviewed me. I relied the same information as that contained in this report. I am very concerned because the ny ATC lost me in their system and were not monitoring me. This was not an intentional act on my part. I relied on the system. I was on an IFR flight plan. I was aware of the tfr followed the IFR flight plan as directed.

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Title: BE33 pilot on an IFR flight plan reports losing radio contact approaching New York airspace. He had been made aware of a VIP TFR over New York prior to departure and had expected ATC to keep him clear of the TFR. Once communication is established with ZDC he is asked to copy a phone number and is interviewed upon landing at his destination.

Narrative: I filled an IFR flight plan in Worcester for a flight to North Carolina. Prior to filling my flight plan I consulted with FSS for 45 minutes. I was advised to file an IFR flight plan not only because of the weather but also because of the NOTAM regarding the restricted airspace over the NY TCA [VIPTFR]. As I was approaching the NY TCA I could hear the controller talking to other aircraft but not responding to my calls. I continued to fly on my flight plan waiting to be contacted by NY. Finally after 20 minutes I became worried so I contacted Washington Center to request a frequency. I was then informed that I had penetrated the restricted airspace in NY. I was given a phone number to call when I landed. In the meantime the secret service contacted the airport and told them that I was to wait until an agent arrived to interview me regarding this incident. While I was waiting I contacted the phone number given to me. I spoke to NY Control and a secret service agent. At the airport agent interviewed me. I relied the same information as that contained in this report. I am very concerned because the NY ATC lost me in their system and were not monitoring me. This was not an intentional act on my part. I relied on the system. I was on an IFR flight plan. I was aware of the TFR followed the IFR flight plan as directed.

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.