Corp pilot fails to make contact with bur approach prior to entry of arsa.

Attributes
ACN	158128
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bur
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	158128
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed vny to crq after maintenance at vny. Aircraft was late from the facility and passenger were waiting at crq. I elected to depart vny west/O clearance, planning to contact approach control immediately after takeoff. I tried on several occasions to talk to bur approach, received no answer, switched from boom microphone to hand microphone, and by the time the controller answered, I had already climbed through and was clear of the arsa and eastbound out of 7500' MSL. Boom microphone (headset) was later found to be defective. I asked the controller for a phone # after he informed me I had violated the arsa west/O establishing 2-WAY communication, but he gave me a new frequency and no further mention was made by subsequent controllers. The whole problem could have been avoided by talking to vny clearance prior to departure and/or if the bur approach controller hadn't been on a landline. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter states his intentions was to stay below floor of arsa at vny, contact bur approach, fly east until beyond or above TCA and then turned south. He was not aware of a letter from bur to the effect that they were maxed out and would no longer offer tower en route or pop up clrncs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP PLT FAILS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH BUR APCH PRIOR TO ENTRY OF ARSA.

Narrative: DEPARTED VNY TO CRQ AFTER MAINT AT VNY. ACFT WAS LATE FROM THE FAC AND PAX WERE WAITING AT CRQ. I ELECTED TO DEPART VNY W/O CLRNC, PLANNING TO CONTACT APCH CTL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. I TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO TALK TO BUR APCH, RECEIVED NO ANSWER, SWITCHED FROM BOOM MIC TO HAND MIC, AND BY THE TIME THE CTLR ANSWERED, I HAD ALREADY CLBED THROUGH AND WAS CLR OF THE ARSA AND EBND OUT OF 7500' MSL. BOOM MIC (HEADSET) WAS LATER FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. I ASKED THE CTLR FOR A PHONE # AFTER HE INFORMED ME I HAD VIOLATED THE ARSA W/O ESTABLISHING 2-WAY COM, BUT HE GAVE ME A NEW FREQ AND NO FURTHER MENTION WAS MADE BY SUBSEQUENT CTLRS. THE WHOLE PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY TALKING TO VNY CLRNC PRIOR TO DEP AND/OR IF THE BUR APCH CTLR HADN'T BEEN ON A LANDLINE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR STATES HIS INTENTIONS WAS TO STAY BELOW FLOOR OF ARSA AT VNY, CONTACT BUR APCH, FLY E UNTIL BEYOND OR ABOVE TCA AND THEN TURNED S. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF A LETTER FROM BUR TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY WERE MAXED OUT AND WOULD NO LONGER OFFER TWR ENRTE OR POP UP CLRNCS.

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.