Controller claimed that the pilot flew into ord's TCA without ATC clearance.

Attributes
ACN	152901
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	152901
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure other

Narrative:

En route from dayton, oh, to 'oshkosh', wi contacted 'chicago' center at 'knox' VOR for traffic advisories and handoff to chicago approach to keep from having problems with the TCA. Center turned me over to approach control 12 mi east of meigs airport at xx:00Z, approach gave me a transponder code, and then told me that I was inside the TCA. I told the controller that I thought that center had handed me off to approach. The controller then requested that I climb to 7500' MSL to leave the TCA. I climbed to 8500' MSL at this time. I could not believe that center and approach had not informed me that VFR's were not being handled in the TCA. I simply wanted radar service in order to avoid problems with the TCA. It seemed to me that the controllers, rather than trying to help, treated me as an adversary. I would suggest that the controllers handoff traffic in enough time to establish airspace clearance with the next sector and try to be helpful when it comes to airspace limits. I believe that the controllers were playing a game with me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLR CLAIMED THAT THE PLT FLEW INTO ORD'S TCA WITHOUT ATC CLRNC.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM DAYTON, OH, TO 'OSHKOSH', WI CONTACTED 'CHICAGO' CTR AT 'KNOX' VOR FOR TFC ADVISORIES AND HDOF TO CHICAGO APCH TO KEEP FROM HAVING PROBS WITH THE TCA. CTR TURNED ME OVER TO APCH CTL 12 MI E OF MEIGS ARPT AT XX:00Z, APCH GAVE ME A XPONDER CODE, AND THEN TOLD ME THAT I WAS INSIDE THE TCA. I TOLD THE CTLR THAT I THOUGHT THAT CTR HAD HANDED ME OFF TO APCH. THE CTLR THEN REQUESTED THAT I CLB TO 7500' MSL TO LEAVE THE TCA. I CLBED TO 8500' MSL AT THIS TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT CTR AND APCH HAD NOT INFORMED ME THAT VFR'S WERE NOT BEING HANDLED IN THE TCA. I SIMPLY WANTED RADAR SVC IN ORDER TO AVOID PROBS WITH THE TCA. IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE CTLRS, RATHER THAN TRYING TO HELP, TREATED ME AS AN ADVERSARY. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE CTLRS HDOF TFC IN ENOUGH TIME TO ESTABLISH AIRSPACE CLRNC WITH THE NEXT SECTOR AND TRY TO BE HELPFUL WHEN IT COMES TO AIRSPACE LIMITS. I BELIEVE THAT THE CTLRS WERE PLAYING A GAME WITH ME.

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.