GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	148237
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg airport : ffo
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	148237
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft abx from wright-patterson AFB, oh cleared as filed IFR (ffo cvg V97 hyk hours V333 cha mge dobbins AFB, GA). Departure frequency 118.85 day. Abx departed ffo. Day departure cleared abx to 8000'. Day departure switched me over to cvg approach on 128.7. I contacted cvg and the controller replied. Shortly after the reply I believe he said, 'abx contact cvg on 128.7,' and I replied back 'abx is on 128.7.' I heard some laughter in the background as he was busy talking to several other aircraft. I continued my assigned route thinking he would come back with a frequency change. After crossing cvg and nearly over hyk I contacted the controller and asked when I would get a frequency change. He replied by asking me who I was talking to. Stunned by this reply, I answered that I had talked to him. He denied making contact with me and when told to switch to lex, the lex controller accused me of flying through cvg and lex airspace west/O contacting anyone. I promptly told the controller that this was not true and the cvg controller had forgotten about me. I was then switched to ZID and the flight continued as normal. After returning I contacted the cvg FSDO on 6/fri/90 and asked what can be done about this. I was told that I could contact the ATC supervisor and request the tape to find out if the xmissions were blocked out or what caused the communications breakdown. I contacted the cvg act manager and after reviewing the tapes he told me that day departure gave me the wrong frequency for cvg. When I contacted the cvg controller, he then came back with a frequency change that I didn't confirm. The new frequency was 123.7 and according to the manager I was cut out by another aircraft and the controller wasn't paying attention to my reply. ATC tried to call me on every frequency except the one I was last assigned. They handled the situation as NORDO and according to the ATC manager I did everything right and no far's were violated. The controller will undergo remedial training to pay closer attention to readback.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACFT ABX FROM WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH CLRED AS FILED IFR (FFO CVG V97 HYK HRS V333 CHA MGE DOBBINS AFB, GA). DEP FREQ 118.85 DAY. ABX DEPARTED FFO. DAY DEP CLRED ABX TO 8000'. DAY DEP SWITCHED ME OVER TO CVG APCH ON 128.7. I CONTACTED CVG AND THE CTLR REPLIED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPLY I BELIEVE HE SAID, 'ABX CONTACT CVG ON 128.7,' AND I REPLIED BACK 'ABX IS ON 128.7.' I HEARD SOME LAUGHTER IN THE BACKGROUND AS HE WAS BUSY TALKING TO SEVERAL OTHER ACFT. I CONTINUED MY ASSIGNED RTE THINKING HE WOULD COME BACK WITH A FREQ CHANGE. AFTER XING CVG AND NEARLY OVER HYK I CONTACTED THE CTLR AND ASKED WHEN I WOULD GET A FREQ CHANGE. HE REPLIED BY ASKING ME WHO I WAS TALKING TO. STUNNED BY THIS REPLY, I ANSWERED THAT I HAD TALKED TO HIM. HE DENIED MAKING CONTACT WITH ME AND WHEN TOLD TO SWITCH TO LEX, THE LEX CTLR ACCUSED ME OF FLYING THROUGH CVG AND LEX AIRSPACE W/O CONTACTING ANYONE. I PROMPTLY TOLD THE CTLR THAT THIS WAS NOT TRUE AND THE CVG CTLR HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT ME. I WAS THEN SWITCHED TO ZID AND THE FLT CONTINUED AS NORMAL. AFTER RETURNING I CONTACTED THE CVG FSDO ON 6/FRI/90 AND ASKED WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD CONTACT THE ATC SUPVR AND REQUEST THE TAPE TO FIND OUT IF THE XMISSIONS WERE BLOCKED OUT OR WHAT CAUSED THE COMS BREAKDOWN. I CONTACTED THE CVG ACT MGR AND AFTER REVIEWING THE TAPES HE TOLD ME THAT DAY DEP GAVE ME THE WRONG FREQ FOR CVG. WHEN I CONTACTED THE CVG CTLR, HE THEN CAME BACK WITH A FREQ CHANGE THAT I DIDN'T CONFIRM. THE NEW FREQ WAS 123.7 AND ACCORDING TO THE MGR I WAS CUT OUT BY ANOTHER ACFT AND THE CTLR WASN'T PAYING ATTN TO MY REPLY. ATC TRIED TO CALL ME ON EVERY FREQ EXCEPT THE ONE I WAS LAST ASSIGNED. THEY HANDLED THE SITUATION AS NORDO AND ACCORDING TO THE ATC MGR I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND NO FAR'S WERE VIOLATED. THE CTLR WILL UNDERGO REMEDIAL TRNING TO PAY CLOSER ATTN TO READBACK.

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.