Pilot of small aircraft on CFI check ride entered dfw TCA without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	170056
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : f54
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 269 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	170056
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	flight crew : single pilot observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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:

On 2/91, I flew into the dfw TCA west/O clearance. I was on a CFI chkride and we were climbing out after takeoff. The examiner had just told me I had failed because I had not briefed him on the use of the seatbelts. Before he told me what I did wrong, he asked me to see if I could figure it out. I was thinking more about that than the TCA. We were turning south and going away from the TCA. I did not even think about violating the TCA as I thought we would be well south of the TCA before I reached the altitude. We were climbing faster than I thought. Needless to say I was already nervous about the check ride. The examiner asked me what the TCA floor was when I entered the TCA. I then realized I was too high and began to descend out of the TCA immediately. We were in the TCA for about 1-2 mins. I think the main reasons I violated the TCA was nervousness from the check ride and being distraction by the examiner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ON CFI CHECK RIDE ENTERED DFW TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON 2/91, I FLEW INTO THE DFW TCA W/O CLRNC. I WAS ON A CFI CHKRIDE AND WE WERE CLBING OUT AFTER TKOF. THE EXAMINER HAD JUST TOLD ME I HAD FAILED BECAUSE I HAD NOT BRIEFED HIM ON THE USE OF THE SEATBELTS. BEFORE HE TOLD ME WHAT I DID WRONG, HE ASKED ME TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE IT OUT. I WAS THINKING MORE ABOUT THAT THAN THE TCA. WE WERE TURNING S AND GOING AWAY FROM THE TCA. I DID NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT VIOLATING THE TCA AS I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE WELL S OF THE TCA BEFORE I REACHED THE ALT. WE WERE CLBING FASTER THAN I THOUGHT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS ALREADY NERVOUS ABOUT THE CHK RIDE. THE EXAMINER ASKED ME WHAT THE TCA FLOOR WAS WHEN I ENTERED THE TCA. I THEN REALIZED I WAS TOO HIGH AND BEGAN TO DSND OUT OF THE TCA IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE IN THE TCA FOR ABOUT 1-2 MINS. I THINK THE MAIN REASONS I VIOLATED THE TCA WAS NERVOUSNESS FROM THE CHK RIDE AND BEING DISTR BY THE EXAMINER.

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.