<< >> NASA ASRS Report 148334, June 1990

Reporter, an small aircraft pilot, complains of TRACON supervisor accusing him of unauthorized penetration of airspace--the phx TCA.

Attributes
ACN	148334
Time
Date	199006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phx airport : ffz
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx tower : tus
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 4259 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	148334
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Upon arrival at tus ground control asked me to call approach control in phx. Controller was very rude--said he was only gathering information. Wanted my phone #, name and address. I gave him after I asked why--asked if he was filing a violation. He said no, just collecting information. After we talked he then said I violated airspace of TCA. I said no way--I knew exactly where I was and at what altitude. There were other aircraft in airspace at same time. I never contacted TCA or approach and they never contacted me, so my actual position and altitude was not even verified. I was notified after a 130 mi flight and picked from numerous aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER, AN SMA PLT, COMPLAINS OF TRACON SUPVR ACCUSING HIM OF UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE--THE PHX TCA.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT TUS GND CTL ASKED ME TO CALL APCH CTL IN PHX. CTLR WAS VERY RUDE--SAID HE WAS ONLY GATHERING INFO. WANTED MY PHONE #, NAME AND ADDRESS. I GAVE HIM AFTER I ASKED WHY--ASKED IF HE WAS FILING A VIOLATION. HE SAID NO, JUST COLLECTING INFO. AFTER WE TALKED HE THEN SAID I VIOLATED AIRSPACE OF TCA. I SAID NO WAY--I KNEW EXACTLY WHERE I WAS AND AT WHAT ALT. THERE WERE OTHER ACFT IN AIRSPACE AT SAME TIME. I NEVER CONTACTED TCA OR APCH AND THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME, SO MY ACTUAL POS AND ALT WAS NOT EVEN VERIFIED. I WAS NOTIFIED AFTER A 130 MI FLT AND PICKED FROM NUMEROUS ACFT.

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.