Pilot of small aircraft possibly penetrated the mco TCA at 9500' MSL.

Attributes
ACN	167333
Time
Date	199101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab tracon : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	167333
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing melbourne, we climbed northbound to 9500' on V3. Several attempts to contact patrick approach left us standing by to acquire flight following. We proceeded north on V3 and made the appropriate contact with daytona who gave us a squawk code. Shortly after daytona informed us they had a message for us. It read we had penetrated the orl TCA. I am enclosing a copy of my skyprint chart update for the new orl TCA. As you can see, the east edge is devoid of detail. It does not depict V3 or the kennedy space center restr areas. To my knowledge I adhered to V3 navigating from melbourne to ormond beach VOR's. We were operating VFR on top through the area. Our DME was inoperative to confirm our distance from orl VOR. More information on the orl TCA chart would have caused more concern and prompted me to contact orl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA POSSIBLY PENETRATED THE MCO TCA AT 9500' MSL.

Narrative: DEPARTING MELBOURNE, WE CLBED NBND TO 9500' ON V3. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT PATRICK APCH LEFT US STANDING BY TO ACQUIRE FLT FOLLOWING. WE PROCEEDED N ON V3 AND MADE THE APPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH DAYTONA WHO GAVE US A SQUAWK CODE. SHORTLY AFTER DAYTONA INFORMED US THEY HAD A MESSAGE FOR US. IT READ WE HAD PENETRATED THE ORL TCA. I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF MY SKYPRINT CHART UPDATE FOR THE NEW ORL TCA. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE E EDGE IS DEVOID OF DETAIL. IT DOES NOT DEPICT V3 OR THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER RESTR AREAS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE I ADHERED TO V3 NAVIGATING FROM MELBOURNE TO ORMOND BEACH VOR'S. WE WERE OPERATING VFR ON TOP THROUGH THE AREA. OUR DME WAS INOP TO CONFIRM OUR DISTANCE FROM ORL VOR. MORE INFO ON THE ORL TCA CHART WOULD HAVE CAUSED MORE CONCERN AND PROMPTED ME TO CONTACT ORL.

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.