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About 10 NM northeast of bayim int on V454, pilot contacted clt approach 126.15 and advised position, altitude, and destination. Approach advised us to standby. We reported bayim int and tolly int. At tolly, approach advised no contact and for us to remain clear of the TCA. This was the first indication to the pilot that clt was a TCA since the IFR chart which was being used did not indicate a TCA at clt (copy attached). We advised approach descending from 6500' and holding course for gastonia municipal. Within a min of the last transmission, an large transport was observed about one and one half mi south at approximately the same altitude. The large transport was climbing in a northerly direction approximately perpendicular to our flight path. It was apparent that the flight paths were not in conflict and we continued to descend while the large transport continued to climb. Approximately 15-30 seconds after the large transport had crossed over approach asked us if the large transport traffic was in sight. We responded that the large transport had passed us. The ATC advised us that we had penetrated the TCA and requested the pilot to contact clt ATC upon arrival. The ATC then vectored us to the gastonia municipal airport. This incident occurred due to two factors. The pilot was not using a chart which showed the clt TCA and the act controller did not advise the pilot of a potential intrusion until the airplane was 20-25 mi inside the TCA. The IFR chart used for navigation was purchased by the pilot in march 1990. The next revision date was noted as may 3, 1990; and the chart did not show the clt TCA (copy of chart enclosed). The pilot is not a frequent user of the clt area and was not aware that the clt TCA had recently been established. The pilot's flight briefing did not include notification of the clt TCA. The pilot was on a VFR flight plan and gave ATC adequate notice of position prior to entering the TCA. The ATC controller should have warned the pilot of the potential intrusion into the TCA prior to our reaching the bayim int and certainly prior to reaching tolly int. Based on the controller's comments, it appears that the radar was not painting us and the controller obviously was not aware of our position despite three xmissions from us prior to the passing of the large transport. This type of incident could be minimized by advance issuance of the TCA information so that it can be included in charts several months prior to opening of the TCA and having controllers warn pilots of the TCA prior to their entry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENTERED CLT TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ABOUT 10 NM NE OF BAYIM INT ON V454, PLT CONTACTED CLT APCH 126.15 AND ADVISED POS, ALT, AND DEST. APCH ADVISED US TO STANDBY. WE RPTED BAYIM INT AND TOLLY INT. AT TOLLY, APCH ADVISED NO CONTACT AND FOR US TO REMAIN CLR OF THE TCA. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION TO THE PLT THAT CLT WAS A TCA SINCE THE IFR CHART WHICH WAS BEING USED DID NOT INDICATE A TCA AT CLT (COPY ATTACHED). WE ADVISED APCH DSNDING FROM 6500' AND HOLDING COURSE FOR GASTONIA MUNI. WITHIN A MIN OF THE LAST XMISSION, AN LGT WAS OBSERVED ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF MI S AT APPROX THE SAME ALT. THE LGT WAS CLBING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION APPROX PERPENDICULAR TO OUR FLT PATH. IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE FLT PATHS WERE NOT IN CONFLICT AND WE CONTINUED TO DSND WHILE THE LGT CONTINUED TO CLB. APPROX 15-30 SECS AFTER THE LGT HAD CROSSED OVER APCH ASKED US IF THE LGT TFC WAS IN SIGHT. WE RESPONDED THAT THE LGT HAD PASSED US. THE ATC ADVISED US THAT WE HAD PENETRATED THE TCA AND REQUESTED THE PLT TO CONTACT CLT ATC UPON ARR. THE ATC THEN VECTORED US TO THE GASTONIA MUNICIPAL ARPT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO TWO FACTORS. THE PLT WAS NOT USING A CHART WHICH SHOWED THE CLT TCA AND THE ACT CTLR DID NOT ADVISE THE PLT OF A POTENTIAL INTRUSION UNTIL THE AIRPLANE WAS 20-25 MI INSIDE THE TCA. THE IFR CHART USED FOR NAV WAS PURCHASED BY THE PLT IN MARCH 1990. THE NEXT REVISION DATE WAS NOTED AS MAY 3, 1990; AND THE CHART DID NOT SHOW THE CLT TCA (COPY OF CHART ENCLOSED). THE PLT IS NOT A FREQUENT USER OF THE CLT AREA AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CLT TCA HAD RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE PLT'S FLT BRIEFING DID NOT INCLUDE NOTIFICATION OF THE CLT TCA. THE PLT WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN AND GAVE ATC ADEQUATE NOTICE OF POS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE TCA. THE ATC CTLR SHOULD HAVE WARNED THE PLT OF THE POTENTIAL INTRUSION INTO THE TCA PRIOR TO OUR REACHING THE BAYIM INT AND CERTAINLY PRIOR TO REACHING TOLLY INT. BASED ON THE CTLR'S COMMENTS, IT APPEARS THAT THE RADAR WAS NOT PAINTING US AND THE CTLR OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT AWARE OF OUR POS DESPITE THREE XMISSIONS FROM US PRIOR TO THE PASSING OF THE LGT. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT COULD BE MINIMIZED BY ADVANCE ISSUANCE OF THE TCA INFO SO THAT IT CAN BE INCLUDED IN CHARTS SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO OPENING OF THE TCA AND HAVING CTLRS WARN PLTS OF THE TCA PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.