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Pilot of small aircraft transiting the VFR corridor at lax protests bur TRACON allegation he was in lax TCA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 164396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tracon : bur |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 980 flight time type : 670 |
| ASRS Report | 164396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After transitioning nwbnd through the los angeles special flight rules area at 4500', burbank approach was contacted to obtain flight following west of the burbank arsa. While monitoring the lax 305 degree radial and tracking east of the los angeles TCA, burbank approach advised we were in radar contact, further adding that we were west of the 305 degree radial and in the TCA. As our course was rechked and confirmed as being east of the TCA boundary, burbank advised a descent to 4000'. No course deviation was required by burbank approach as moments later, we were advised to resume own navigation, squawk 1200 and contact pt mugu approach for further flight following.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA TRANSITING THE VFR CORRIDOR AT LAX PROTESTS BUR TRACON ALLEGATION HE WAS IN LAX TCA.
Narrative: AFTER TRANSITIONING NWBND THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA AT 4500', BURBANK APCH WAS CONTACTED TO OBTAIN FLT FOLLOWING W OF THE BURBANK ARSA. WHILE MONITORING THE LAX 305 DEG RADIAL AND TRACKING E OF THE LOS ANGELES TCA, BURBANK APCH ADVISED WE WERE IN RADAR CONTACT, FURTHER ADDING THAT WE WERE W OF THE 305 DEG RADIAL AND IN THE TCA. AS OUR COURSE WAS RECHKED AND CONFIRMED AS BEING E OF THE TCA BOUNDARY, BURBANK ADVISED A DSNT TO 4000'. NO COURSE DEV WAS REQUIRED BY BURBANK APCH AS MOMENTS LATER, WE WERE ADVISED TO RESUME OWN NAV, SQUAWK 1200 AND CONTACT PT MUGU APCH FOR FURTHER FLT FOLLOWING.
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.