Media traffic watch aircraft enters TCA with clearance.

Attributes
ACN	163802
Time
Date	199011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	163802
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was my first morning flying a traffic reporter through the northern nj/metropolitan ny area. The route was explained to me by the previous pilot was route I80 west then east into teb, then I95 south to route 3 west to garden state pkwy south through ewr TCA. Just after takeoff from caldwell the reporter told me to take route I80 east to the pkwy south. However, he pointed to route I280 southeast. There was patchy fog that morning and the wind from the northwest was about 20-25 KTS. When I approached the air traffic area of teb and requested and received my clearance, I thought I was 13 mi northwest of ewr (along the garden state pkwy). Due to the winds I realized I was much closer and moving southbound rapidly. I cleared teb air traffic area and requested a clearance for ewr TCA. I was given a squawk. I had reported 6.5 NM northwest of ewr, but was idented from northwest of ewr and told to exit to the west and in the future make my request for transition clearance sooner. I thought my reporter would have notified me of my error in which road (highway) to follow eastbound, as he had been flying this route for many months 2 shifts/day. We did not communicate well on that first flight, and my relative inexperience with this area of the TCA contributed to the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDIA TRAFFIC WATCH ACFT ENTERS TCA WITH CLRNC.

Narrative: THIS WAS MY FIRST MORNING FLYING A TFC RPTR THROUGH THE NORTHERN NJ/METRO NY AREA. THE RTE WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY THE PREVIOUS PLT WAS RTE I80 W THEN E INTO TEB, THEN I95 S TO RTE 3 W TO GARDEN STATE PKWY S THROUGH EWR TCA. JUST AFTER TKOF FROM CALDWELL THE RPTR TOLD ME TO TAKE RTE I80 E TO THE PKWY S. HOWEVER, HE POINTED TO RTE I280 SE. THERE WAS PATCHY FOG THAT MORNING AND THE WIND FROM THE NW WAS ABOUT 20-25 KTS. WHEN I APCHED THE ATA OF TEB AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED MY CLRNC, I THOUGHT I WAS 13 MI NW OF EWR (ALONG THE GARDEN STATE PKWY). DUE TO THE WINDS I REALIZED I WAS MUCH CLOSER AND MOVING SBND RAPIDLY. I CLRED TEB ATA AND REQUESTED A CLRNC FOR EWR TCA. I WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK. I HAD RPTED 6.5 NM NW OF EWR, BUT WAS IDENTED FROM NW OF EWR AND TOLD TO EXIT TO THE W AND IN THE FUTURE MAKE MY REQUEST FOR TRANSITION CLRNC SOONER. I THOUGHT MY RPTR WOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME OF MY ERROR IN WHICH ROAD (HWY) TO FOLLOW EBND, AS HE HAD BEEN FLYING THIS RTE FOR MANY MONTHS 2 SHIFTS/DAY. WE DID NOT COMMUNICATE WELL ON THAT FIRST FLT, AND MY RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE WITH THIS AREA OF THE TCA CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB.

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.