Narrative:

This flight was from santa rosa, ca, to chino, ca, in an spc. No flight plan was filed. Cruising altitude 9500' MSL. South of palmdale I began calling ontario approach control. The frequency was very busy. Several aircraft, including mine, were told to 'stand-by'. After several mins I was contacted and given a frequency change. This was our only communication after the initial 'stand-by'. By this time I was at 5500' MSL 5 to 10 mi north of ontario. I contacted ATC on the frequency assigned and was told I was not in his sector. At this time I was southeast of chino airport approximately 5 mi. I called chino tower and entered their traffic pattern from the south and landed. Approximately 2 hours after landing an FAA employee came to the airport and informed me that they were of the opinion that I had flown through the arsa west/O clearance. I showed him my license and medical and he departed. I am a widebody transport captain for a major airline and am quite used to a complex and high speed environment. I also spend a lot of time in the GA environment, particularly in the san francisco bay area. Since the advent of the 'arsa's' one fact has become very clear to even the most casual observer. These ATC facs are understaffed and a high percent of th existing staff is incompetent. It is possible that I flew through a portion of the arsa. Even if so, radio communications had been established. (Barely). I find it interesting that the FAA has people with the time to spare to drive to chino airport to look at my license but don't have the staff to operate the local ATC. Interesting but not surprising. To compound the problem, chino tower informed all VFR departures that ATC would not issue transponder codes or clrncs until after airborne. That makes for a very hectic first few mins after takeoff with several aircraft flying around in a small space while trying to establish radio contact and get a clearance. This is not a safe operation. Everybody has their head in the cockpit looking at the charts and tuning radios. I would submit that flying in the los angeles area is a dangerous operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED AARS AIRSPACE ENROUTE TO ADJACENT ARPT WITHOUT APCH CONTROL APPROVAL.

Narrative: THIS FLT WAS FROM SANTA ROSA, CA, TO CHINO, CA, IN AN SPC. NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. CRUISING ALT 9500' MSL. S OF PALMDALE I BEGAN CALLING ONTARIO APCH CTL. THE FREQ WAS VERY BUSY. SEVERAL ACFT, INCLUDING MINE, WERE TOLD TO 'STAND-BY'. AFTER SEVERAL MINS I WAS CONTACTED AND GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE. THIS WAS OUR ONLY COM AFTER THE INITIAL 'STAND-BY'. BY THIS TIME I WAS AT 5500' MSL 5 TO 10 MI N OF ONTARIO. I CONTACTED ATC ON THE FREQ ASSIGNED AND WAS TOLD I WAS NOT IN HIS SECTOR. AT THIS TIME I WAS SE OF CHINO ARPT APPROX 5 MI. I CALLED CHINO TWR AND ENTERED THEIR TFC PATTERN FROM THE S AND LANDED. APPROX 2 HRS AFTER LNDG AN FAA EMPLOYEE CAME TO THE ARPT AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE OF THE OPINION THAT I HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE ARSA W/O CLRNC. I SHOWED HIM MY LICENSE AND MEDICAL AND HE DEPARTED. I AM A WDB CAPT FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE AND AM QUITE USED TO A COMPLEX AND HIGH SPD ENVIRONMENT. I ALSO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE GA ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. SINCE THE ADVENT OF THE 'ARSA'S' ONE FACT HAS BECOME VERY CLR TO EVEN THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER. THESE ATC FACS ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND A HIGH PERCENT OF TH EXISTING STAFF IS INCOMPETENT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I FLEW THROUGH A PORTION OF THE ARSA. EVEN IF SO, RADIO COMS HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED. (BARELY). I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THE FAA HAS PEOPLE WITH THE TIME TO SPARE TO DRIVE TO CHINO ARPT TO LOOK AT MY LICENSE BUT DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO OPERATE THE LCL ATC. INTERESTING BUT NOT SURPRISING. TO COMPOUND THE PROB, CHINO TWR INFORMED ALL VFR DEPS THAT ATC WOULD NOT ISSUE XPONDER CODES OR CLRNCS UNTIL AFTER AIRBORNE. THAT MAKES FOR A VERY HECTIC FIRST FEW MINS AFTER TKOF WITH SEVERAL ACFT FLYING AROUND IN A SMALL SPACE WHILE TRYING TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT AND GET A CLRNC. THIS IS NOT A SAFE OPERATION. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR HEAD IN THE COCKPIT LOOKING AT THE CHARTS AND TUNING RADIOS. I WOULD SUBMIT THAT FLYING IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA IS A DANGEROUS OPERATION.

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.