Cpr small transport unauthorized penetration of new mco TCA.

Attributes
ACN	159126
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	159126
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In 10/90, I flew a corp small transport as its only occupant, from crg to orl for business. This is a regular trip for our flight department and I am very familiar with the orl IFR arrival and departure procedures; however, the TCA there is new. I was 2 hour late and ready to go home because we had been doing a lot of flying, so I did not file an IFR flight plan as I normally do. I departed orl to return VFR to crg. On departure I leveled at 1500' until approximately 9 NM north of orl, then started a gradual climb to a cruise altitude of 14500'. At 5 mi west of sfb and about 1 mi north of sfb runway 9-27 extended centerline, which I thought was the edge of the orl TCA, I climbed through 3000' and entered the TCA west/O clearance and continued to climb to about 3900' before departing its outer limit. 3000' is the lower limit in that area out to 5 mi north of sfb, not 1 mi as I had thought. I learned this after reviewing the charts when I landed at crg. I fully understand the safety concerns of establishing 2-WAY communications prior to entering a TCA and would never enter into a TCA west/O clearance intentionally. Better preflight planning, filing an IFR flight plan and using the available ATC services would have prevented this from happening.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF NEW MCO TCA.

Narrative: IN 10/90, I FLEW A CORP SMT AS ITS ONLY OCCUPANT, FROM CRG TO ORL FOR BUSINESS. THIS IS A REGULAR TRIP FOR OUR FLT DEPT AND I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ORL IFR ARR AND DEP PROCS; HOWEVER, THE TCA THERE IS NEW. I WAS 2 HR LATE AND READY TO GO HOME BECAUSE WE HAD BEEN DOING A LOT OF FLYING, SO I DID NOT FILE AN IFR FLT PLAN AS I NORMALLY DO. I DEPARTED ORL TO RETURN VFR TO CRG. ON DEP I LEVELED AT 1500' UNTIL APPROX 9 NM N OF ORL, THEN STARTED A GRADUAL CLB TO A CRUISE ALT OF 14500'. AT 5 MI W OF SFB AND ABOUT 1 MI N OF SFB RWY 9-27 EXTENDED CENTERLINE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE EDGE OF THE ORL TCA, I CLBED THROUGH 3000' AND ENTERED THE TCA W/O CLRNC AND CONTINUED TO CLB TO ABOUT 3900' BEFORE DEPARTING ITS OUTER LIMIT. 3000' IS THE LOWER LIMIT IN THAT AREA OUT TO 5 MI N OF SFB, NOT 1 MI AS I HAD THOUGHT. I LEARNED THIS AFTER REVIEWING THE CHARTS WHEN I LANDED AT CRG. I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF ESTABLISHING 2-WAY COMS PRIOR TO ENTERING A TCA AND WOULD NEVER ENTER INTO A TCA W/O CLRNC INTENTIONALLY. BETTER PREFLT PLANNING, FILING AN IFR FLT PLAN AND USING THE AVAILABLE ATC SVCS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING.

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.