GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	169657
Time
Date	199102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 7150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1 flight time total : 426 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	169657
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Confusion with ATC re: ny TCA. Called ny approach at appropriate advance point for permission to enter. Told not within approach range yet (?) and to go back to ZBW. When LORAN TCA warning persisted, went back to ny approach in 10 mins and then told to stay out of TCA. At this point was either in or very near TCA and at my discretion climbed to approximately 7150' MSL and went over top of TCA. Advised ny approach accordingly. Event complicated by VOR navigation problems and radio system audio panel selector knob had broken off and was using pliers to switch radios (forgot to advise ZBW when leaving frequency--they got a bit testy about it).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CONFUSION WITH ATC RE: NY TCA. CALLED NY APCH AT APPROPRIATE ADVANCE POINT FOR PERMISSION TO ENTER. TOLD NOT WITHIN APCH RANGE YET (?) AND TO GO BACK TO ZBW. WHEN LORAN TCA WARNING PERSISTED, WENT BACK TO NY APCH IN 10 MINS AND THEN TOLD TO STAY OUT OF TCA. AT THIS POINT WAS EITHER IN OR VERY NEAR TCA AND AT MY DISCRETION CLBED TO APPROX 7150' MSL AND WENT OVER TOP OF TCA. ADVISED NY APCH ACCORDINGLY. EVENT COMPLICATED BY VOR NAVIGATION PROBS AND RADIO SYS AUDIO PANEL SELECTOR KNOB HAD BROKEN OFF AND WAS USING PLIERS TO SWITCH RADIOS (FORGOT TO ADVISE ZBW WHEN LEAVING FREQ--THEY GOT A BIT TESTY ABOUT IT).

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.