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Reporter suggests radials from a VORTAC station be depicted on the sectional VFR charts to facilitate avoiding TCA's and arsa's.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 149851 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hpn |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : hou |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 149851 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During navigation around northern edge of TCA I would have found it easier and more convenient if a VOR right were depicted on the chart which clears the TCA. Estimating ones position by elapsed time, dead reckoning and reference to vague, nondescript landmarks is less accurate than flying a VOR right. During the flight I did not have time to figure out which right to fly. Had I been depicted on VFR sectionals, I would have flown it. I suggest that VOR radials surrounding but outside of TCAS be depicted to help prevent unplanned entries into TCA. These could be used not only as tracking aids but as border indicators for planes west/O DME.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER SUGGESTS RADIALS FROM A VORTAC STATION BE DEPICTED ON THE SECTIONAL VFR CHARTS TO FACILITATE AVOIDING TCA'S AND ARSA'S.
Narrative: DURING NAV AROUND NORTHERN EDGE OF TCA I WOULD HAVE FOUND IT EASIER AND MORE CONVENIENT IF A VOR R WERE DEPICTED ON THE CHART WHICH CLRS THE TCA. ESTIMATING ONES POS BY ELAPSED TIME, DEAD RECKONING AND REFERENCE TO VAGUE, NONDESCRIPT LANDMARKS IS LESS ACCURATE THAN FLYING A VOR R. DURING THE FLT I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHICH R TO FLY. HAD I BEEN DEPICTED ON VFR SECTIONALS, I WOULD HAVE FLOWN IT. I SUGGEST THAT VOR RADIALS SURROUNDING BUT OUTSIDE OF TCAS BE DEPICTED TO HELP PREVENT UNPLANNED ENTRIES INTO TCA. THESE COULD BE USED NOT ONLY AS TRACKING AIDS BUT AS BORDER INDICATORS FOR PLANES W/O DME.
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.