Pilot of small aircraft entering new york area and departing teb may have penetrated 2 TCA's and 2 a...

Attributes
ACN	130370
Time
Date	198912
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	130370
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Expected ceilings no less than 4500 MSL at teb. Cruising to teb at 3500 MSL encountered icing just north of phl in aircraft not anti-icing equipped. Received permission to enter new york TCA. Due to icing requested descent to 2500 MSL, approved by ATC. Landed at teb. Hustled on ground to get out before WX got much worse. 30 to 45 mins later, I was ready to depart teb. Requested VFR clearance west to stay out of TCA. Clearance delivery approved with no departure frequency. Took off out of teb and immediately turned west navigating to bwz VOR/DME. I was so busy worrying about staying out of the TCA that I failed to notice essex county and morristown airports were air traffic area's. I never saw either of the airports. This may have been because teb suggested a heading of 240 a few mins after I departed. I didn't have a new york TCA chart. After flying 240 for a few mins, teb tower asked me what my heading was. Dg said 240 but magnetic compass said 180. Teb suggested another heading. Then I began using sbj VORTAC for navigation. When DME assured me I was out of TCA, I requested frequency change from teb and began navigating to ard VORTAC northeast of phl. After passing ard I immediately turned south and began navigating to eno. I asked philadelphia for permission to enter TCA and was told to switch frequencys several times when the last controller told me I was not heading towards their TCA and he suggested I call mcguire approach. Mcguire also told me that I was not going through his airspace. When I reached delaware river/bay, I knew I was clear of phl TCA. I may have entered air traffic area's and TCA's without knowing. I think teb gave me my first vector to keep me out of essex county air traffic area. Now I'm thinking that since my dg/magnetic compass didn't agree that I may have entered ny TCA but teb did give me a new vector, so maybe I was clear. Then in philadelphia, I intended to enter the TCA but was told that I wasn't going to enter. I really don't think I did, but may have.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ENTERING NEW YORK AREA AND DEPARTING TEB MAY HAVE PENETRATED 2 TCA'S AND 2 ATA'S BECAUSE OF UNCERTAIN NAVIGATION.

Narrative: EXPECTED CEILINGS NO LESS THAN 4500 MSL AT TEB. CRUISING TO TEB AT 3500 MSL ENCOUNTERED ICING JUST N OF PHL IN ACFT NOT ANTI-ICING EQUIPPED. RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ENTER NEW YORK TCA. DUE TO ICING REQUESTED DSCNT TO 2500 MSL, APPROVED BY ATC. LANDED AT TEB. HUSTLED ON GND TO GET OUT BEFORE WX GOT MUCH WORSE. 30 TO 45 MINS LATER, I WAS READY TO DEPART TEB. REQUESTED VFR CLRNC W TO STAY OUT OF TCA. CLRNC DELIVERY APPROVED WITH NO DEP FREQ. TOOK OFF OUT OF TEB AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED W NAVIGATING TO BWZ VOR/DME. I WAS SO BUSY WORRYING ABOUT STAYING OUT OF THE TCA THAT I FAILED TO NOTICE ESSEX COUNTY AND MORRISTOWN ARPTS WERE ATA'S. I NEVER SAW EITHER OF THE ARPTS. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN BECAUSE TEB SUGGESTED A HDG OF 240 A FEW MINS AFTER I DEPARTED. I DIDN'T HAVE A NEW YORK TCA CHART. AFTER FLYING 240 FOR A FEW MINS, TEB TWR ASKED ME WHAT MY HDG WAS. DG SAID 240 BUT MAG COMPASS SAID 180. TEB SUGGESTED ANOTHER HDG. THEN I BEGAN USING SBJ VORTAC FOR NAVIGATION. WHEN DME ASSURED ME I WAS OUT OF TCA, I REQUESTED FREQ CHANGE FROM TEB AND BEGAN NAVIGATING TO ARD VORTAC NE OF PHL. AFTER PASSING ARD I IMMEDIATELY TURNED S AND BEGAN NAVIGATING TO ENO. I ASKED PHILADELPHIA FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER TCA AND WAS TOLD TO SWITCH FREQS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE LAST CTLR TOLD ME I WAS NOT HDG TOWARDS THEIR TCA AND HE SUGGESTED I CALL MCGUIRE APCH. MCGUIRE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT GOING THROUGH HIS AIRSPACE. WHEN I REACHED DELAWARE RIVER/BAY, I KNEW I WAS CLEAR OF PHL TCA. I MAY HAVE ENTERED ATA'S AND TCA'S WITHOUT KNOWING. I THINK TEB GAVE ME MY FIRST VECTOR TO KEEP ME OUT OF ESSEX COUNTY ATA. NOW I'M THINKING THAT SINCE MY DG/MAG COMPASS DIDN'T AGREE THAT I MAY HAVE ENTERED NY TCA BUT TEB DID GIVE ME A NEW VECTOR, SO MAYBE I WAS CLEAR. THEN IN PHILADELPHIA, I INTENDED TO ENTER THE TCA BUT WAS TOLD THAT I WASN'T GOING TO ENTER. I REALLY DON'T THINK I DID, BUT MAY HAVE.

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.

Pilot of small aircraft entering new york area and departing teb may have penetrated 2 TCA's and 2 air traffic area's because of uncertain navigation.