Reporter complains about closeness of TCA at adjacent airport to traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	131148
Time
Date	198912
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btf
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4700 msl bound upper : 4700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc tower : apa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 19
ASRS Report	131148
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was flying with a spi in the airport traffic pattern at skypark airport, at bountiful, ut. Another aircraft entered the traffic pattern and told me over the radio (on the CTAF) that the tower had told him to tell me to turn my crosswind legs further north (we were using a left traffic pattern for runway 16). According to the other pilot, the length of my takeoff legs were causing me to violate the slc TCA. After reviewing the slc terminal area chart, I am not convinced that I was in violation of the TCA. If I was in violation, however, then the dimensions of the TCA should be adjusted because I was flying what I consider to be a normal and safe traffic pattern and my takeoff legs were not extensive, especially when considering the surrounding terrain. The area surrounding skypark airport is characterized by tall structures associated with an oil refinery, as well as extensive power lines. Therefore, I was climbing straight ahead after departure at vy to an altitude of 400-500' AGL before turning crosswind, which I don't feel is unreasonable. If this did in fact cause a violation of the TCA, then I feel that the dimensions of the existing cut-out for skypark in the slc TCA is unreasonable.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER COMPLAINS ABOUT CLOSENESS OF TCA AT ADJACENT ARPT TO TRAFFIC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING WITH A SPI IN THE ARPT TFC PATTERN AT SKYPARK ARPT, AT BOUNTIFUL, UT. ANOTHER ACFT ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND TOLD ME OVER THE RADIO (ON THE CTAF) THAT THE TWR HAD TOLD HIM TO TELL ME TO TURN MY XWIND LEGS FURTHER N (WE WERE USING A LEFT TFC PATTERN FOR RWY 16). ACCORDING TO THE OTHER PLT, THE LENGTH OF MY TKOF LEGS WERE CAUSING ME TO VIOLATE THE SLC TCA. AFTER REVIEWING THE SLC TERMINAL AREA CHART, I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT I WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE TCA. IF I WAS IN VIOLATION, HOWEVER, THEN THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TCA SHOULD BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE I WAS FLYING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A NORMAL AND SAFE TFC PATTERN AND MY TKOF LEGS WERE NOT EXTENSIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN. THE AREA SURROUNDING SKYPARK ARPT IS CHARACTERIZED BY TALL STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH AN OIL REFINERY, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE PWR LINES. THEREFORE, I WAS CLBING STRAIGHT AHEAD AFTER DEP AT VY TO AN ALT OF 400-500' AGL BEFORE TURNING XWIND, WHICH I DON'T FEEL IS UNREASONABLE. IF THIS DID IN FACT CAUSE A VIOLATION OF THE TCA, THEN I FEEL THAT THE DIMENSIONS OF THE EXISTING CUT-OUT FOR SKYPARK IN THE SLC TCA IS UNREASONABLE.

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.