Flight crew of helicopter on test flight allegedly entered N90 TCA.

Attributes
ACN	175735
Time
Date	199104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmu
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	175735
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

We departed runway 30 at morristown headed wnw to do tracking of the main rotor system. As we departed the air traffic area we started a slow climb to 4000'. At 25-2700', we were over dover (which to our charts indicate we were outside the TCA limits) and continued to climb to 4000'. (The reason for 4000' was because of turbulence at 2500'). We accomplished our tracking headed west at 4000' for about 5-7 mins, made a descending 180 and returned to morristown at 2500'. Upon landing we were instructed to call the tower, which we did. We were then told that according to TRACON we had climbed through the TCA airspace at some point. However, as previously stated, according to all our indications we were never in the TCA airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF HELICOPTER ON TEST FLT ALLEGEDLY ENTERED N90 TCA.

Narrative: WE DEPARTED RWY 30 AT MORRISTOWN HEADED WNW TO DO TRACKING OF THE MAIN ROTOR SYS. AS WE DEPARTED THE ATA WE STARTED A SLOW CLB TO 4000'. AT 25-2700', WE WERE OVER DOVER (WHICH TO OUR CHARTS INDICATE WE WERE OUTSIDE THE TCA LIMITS) AND CONTINUED TO CLB TO 4000'. (THE REASON FOR 4000' WAS BECAUSE OF TURB AT 2500'). WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR TRACKING HEADED W AT 4000' FOR ABOUT 5-7 MINS, MADE A DSNDING 180 AND RETURNED TO MORRISTOWN AT 2500'. UPON LNDG WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TWR, WHICH WE DID. WE WERE THEN TOLD THAT ACCORDING TO TRACON WE HAD CLIMBED THROUGH THE TCA AIRSPACE AT SOME POINT. HOWEVER, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, ACCORDING TO ALL OUR INDICATIONS WE WERE NEVER IN THE TCA AIRSPACE.

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.