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Small aircraft helicopter pilot, thinking slc is arsa airspace and unaware of installation of slc TCA, attempts to transit slc terminal airspace as though it were an arsa, and is poorly handled by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 500 msl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : slc tower : slc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 132336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| 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:
Approaching the slc arsa at 5000' AGL in a light helicopter on ferry flight VFR, the approach control was contacted 30 mi away over I-80. Positive radio contact was established, but radar identify was not. After another 5-10 mins we were instructed to fly 330 degrees for radar identify (heading was approximately 090 degrees). Before identify was made, we were instructed to contact tower on a new frequency. We called tower on frequency several times and heard them talking to other aircraft, but not to us for over 5 mins--still west/O radar identify on 330 degree course. Tower then contacted us, apparently not knowing approach had talked to us and handed us off, and began to vector us around the airport to the north. After we had a visibility identify on an aircraft on final, cleared us e-erly under the G/south. We were then vectored over I-15 and cleared off frequency when we were clear of arsa--all at about 500' AGL. (Problems primarily with handoff to tower.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA HELICOPTER PLT, THINKING SLC IS ARSA AIRSPACE AND UNAWARE OF INSTALLATION OF SLC TCA, ATTEMPTS TO TRANSIT SLC TERMINAL AIRSPACE AS THOUGH IT WERE AN ARSA, AND IS POORLY HANDLED BY ATC.
Narrative: APCHING THE SLC ARSA AT 5000' AGL IN A LIGHT HELI ON FERRY FLT VFR, THE APCH CTL WAS CONTACTED 30 MI AWAY OVER I-80. POSITIVE RADIO CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED, BUT RADAR IDENT WAS NOT. AFTER ANOTHER 5-10 MINS WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO FLY 330 DEGS FOR RADAR IDENT (HDG WAS APPROX 090 DEGS). BEFORE IDENT WAS MADE, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TWR ON A NEW FREQ. WE CALLED TWR ON FREQ SEVERAL TIMES AND HEARD THEM TALKING TO OTHER ACFT, BUT NOT TO US FOR OVER 5 MINS--STILL W/O RADAR IDENT ON 330 DEG COURSE. TWR THEN CONTACTED US, APPARENTLY NOT KNOWING APCH HAD TALKED TO US AND HANDED US OFF, AND BEGAN TO VECTOR US AROUND THE ARPT TO THE N. AFTER WE HAD A VIS IDENT ON AN ACFT ON FINAL, CLRED US E-ERLY UNDER THE G/S. WE WERE THEN VECTORED OVER I-15 AND CLRED OFF FREQ WHEN WE WERE CLR OF ARSA--ALL AT ABOUT 500' AGL. (PROBS PRIMARILY WITH HDOF TO TWR.)
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.