Pilot departs airport at edge of arsa. Penetrates outer ring without contact.

Attributes
ACN	161753
Time
Date	199010
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : osu
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cmh tower : osu
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	161753
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Entered columbus arsa prior to establishing radio contact with arsa controller. Was in contact with osu tower during departure and climb. Overlapping airspaces caused confusion--first time pilot departed from a controled satellite airport that lay adjacent to an arsa--air traffic area and arsa overlapped. Contacted tower, received takeoff clearance. Tower issued no further instructions. Pilot expected either a turn or handoff to arsa. When allowed to climb straight out (toward arsa), pilot assumed that air traffic area space had precedence, and climbed above 2200' MSL arsa outer circle boundary. Pilot requested frequency release to contact arsa and FSS to activate flight plan. Established radio contact with arsa controller who informed pilot that he was inside the arsa on initial contact. Controller (twice) indicated 'no problem,' but wanted to inform pilot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DEPARTS ARPT AT EDGE OF ARSA. PENETRATES OUTER RING WITHOUT CONTACT.

Narrative: ENTERED COLUMBUS ARSA PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT WITH ARSA CTLR. WAS IN CONTACT WITH OSU TWR DURING DEP AND CLB. OVERLAPPING AIRSPACES CAUSED CONFUSION--FIRST TIME PLT DEPARTED FROM A CTLED SATELLITE ARPT THAT LAY ADJACENT TO AN ARSA--ATA AND ARSA OVERLAPPED. CONTACTED TWR, RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC. TWR ISSUED NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. PLT EXPECTED EITHER A TURN OR HDOF TO ARSA. WHEN ALLOWED TO CLB STRAIGHT OUT (TOWARD ARSA), PLT ASSUMED THAT ATA SPACE HAD PRECEDENCE, AND CLBED ABOVE 2200' MSL ARSA OUTER CIRCLE BOUNDARY. PLT REQUESTED FREQ RELEASE TO CONTACT ARSA AND FSS TO ACTIVATE FLT PLAN. ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ARSA CTLR WHO INFORMED PLT THAT HE WAS INSIDE THE ARSA ON INITIAL CONTACT. CTLR (TWICE) INDICATED 'NO PROB,' BUT WANTED TO INFORM PLT.

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.