Violation federal aviation regulation IFR in control zone without ATC clearance. Pilot deviation.

Attributes
ACN	178182
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : txk
State Reference	AR
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw tower : txk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	178182
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	178188
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
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	Inter Facility Coordination Failure Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the pilot of small aircraft X on the morning of may, 1991. Prior to takeoff contact with ft worth center was attempted. It was not yet xx:00Z so the control tower was not yet open and the control zone not yet in effect. I made a radio call on the CTAF stating that I was departing on runway 22. Upon leaving ground contact was established with ft worth center. A clearance to shreveport was received before entering the overcast layer at 800' MSL. The center controller advised us that texarkana tower had reported to him a possible violation of controled airspace. It was my feeling that no far's would be compromised by my actions on that morning. As I stated the possible violation occurred before xx:00Z (approximately 5 mins before xx:oo). The south center USA airport facility directory states that the control zone is in effect from xx:ooz to Y:00Z. If a clearance had been received on the ground the whole situation could have been avoided. If texarkana had an rco to ft worth center located on the field it would eliminate the problem of unreliable communications with center. Supplemental information from acn 178188. I was a passenger in small aircraft X, the morning it departed texarkana airport runway 22. Contact with ft worth center was attempted before takeoff at the end of the runway. Since the control tower was not open at this time the pilot could not receive a clearance via radio communication. With no conflict with controled airspace, the pilot departed and upon breaking ground contacted center for his IFR clearance to shreveport regional airport. A clearance was received before encountering the overcast layer at 800' MSL. Ft worth center issued a clearance and informed the pilot that he had violated controled airspace. The controller stated that the WX at texarkana was 500' ceiling and 3 mi visibility and that the control zone was in effect so a clearance to depart was required before takeoff. However, according to the airport-facility directory the control zone is not in effect until xx:00 zulu. Later, the center controller informed the pilot that texarkana tower was reporting him for possible violation of far 91.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VIOLATION FEDERAL AVIATION REG IFR IN CTL ZONE WITHOUT ATC CLRNC. PLTDEV.

Narrative: I WAS THE PLT OF SMA X ON THE MORNING OF MAY, 1991. PRIOR TO TKOF CONTACT WITH FT WORTH CTR WAS ATTEMPTED. IT WAS NOT YET XX:00Z SO THE CTL TWR WAS NOT YET OPEN AND THE CTL ZONE NOT YET IN EFFECT. I MADE A RADIO CALL ON THE CTAF STATING THAT I WAS DEPARTING ON RWY 22. UPON LEAVING GND CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH FT WORTH CTR. A CLRNC TO SHREVEPORT WAS RECEIVED BEFORE ENTERING THE OVCST LAYER AT 800' MSL. THE CTR CTLR ADVISED US THAT TEXARKANA TWR HAD RPTED TO HIM A POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF CTLED AIRSPACE. IT WAS MY FEELING THAT NO FAR'S WOULD BE COMPROMISED BY MY ACTIONS ON THAT MORNING. AS I STATED THE POSSIBLE VIOLATION OCCURRED BEFORE XX:00Z (APPROX 5 MINS BEFORE XX:OO). THE S CTR USA ARPT FAC DIRECTORY STATES THAT THE CTL ZONE IS IN EFFECT FROM XX:OOZ TO Y:00Z. IF A CLRNC HAD BEEN RECEIVED ON THE GND THE WHOLE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. IF TEXARKANA HAD AN RCO TO FT WORTH CTR LOCATED ON THE FIELD IT WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROB OF UNRELIABLE COMS WITH CTR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 178188. I WAS A PAX IN SMA X, THE MORNING IT DEPARTED TEXARKANA ARPT RWY 22. CONTACT WITH FT WORTH CTR WAS ATTEMPTED BEFORE TKOF AT THE END OF THE RWY. SINCE THE CTL TWR WAS NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME THE PLT COULD NOT RECEIVE A CLRNC VIA RADIO COM. WITH NO CONFLICT WITH CTLED AIRSPACE, THE PLT DEPARTED AND UPON BREAKING GND CONTACTED CTR FOR HIS IFR CLRNC TO SHREVEPORT REGIONAL ARPT. A CLRNC WAS RECEIVED BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE OVCST LAYER AT 800' MSL. FT WORTH CTR ISSUED A CLRNC AND INFORMED THE PLT THAT HE HAD VIOLATED CTLED AIRSPACE. THE CTLR STATED THAT THE WX AT TEXARKANA WAS 500' CEILING AND 3 MI VISIBILITY AND THAT THE CTL ZONE WAS IN EFFECT SO A CLRNC TO DEPART WAS REQUIRED BEFORE TKOF. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE ARPT-FAC DIRECTORY THE CTL ZONE IS NOT IN EFFECT UNTIL XX:00 ZULU. LATER, THE CTR CTLR INFORMED THE PLT THAT TEXARKANA TWR WAS RPTING HIM FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF FAR 91.

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.