Pilot of small transport freighter entered and exited det air traffic area without tower communicati...

Attributes
ACN	180516
Time
Date	199106
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : det airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2400 msl bound upper : 2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : det
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 192 flight time total : 4055 flight time type : 222
ASRS Report	180510
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed dtw en route to toronto VFR. Attempted handoff from dtw tower to departure. Was told to stand by. Was then advised that approach control radar was down and no radar service available, squawk 1200. Shortly thereafter observed det passing off port side at 3.8 mi. Before I could look up their frequency, I was clear of their air traffic area. Continued to toronto VFR. Picked up freight and returned. I was not aware of requirement for VFR flight plan in canada, therefore did not file one for entry or departure. Became aware of this on another trip to canada the following day. Contributing factors: had planned on radar service which would have cleared me through det air traffic area. Length of time it took dtw tower to get back along with being very tired were factors in loss of situationally awareness. Re: failure to file VFR flight plan in canada: I believe this was insufficiently covered in ground school. Prior to employment with present employer, I had no experience in canadian airspace. Corrective action: strive to maintain better positional and situational awareness during periods of extreme pilot fatigue. Ensure better familiarity with canadian regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT FREIGHTER ENTERED AND EXITED DET ATA WITHOUT TWR COM.

Narrative: DEPARTED DTW ENRTE TO TORONTO VFR. ATTEMPTED HDOF FROM DTW TWR TO DEP. WAS TOLD TO STAND BY. WAS THEN ADVISED THAT APCH CTL RADAR WAS DOWN AND NO RADAR SVC AVAILABLE, SQUAWK 1200. SHORTLY THEREAFTER OBSERVED DET PASSING OFF PORT SIDE AT 3.8 MI. BEFORE I COULD LOOK UP THEIR FREQ, I WAS CLR OF THEIR ATA. CONTINUED TO TORONTO VFR. PICKED UP FREIGHT AND RETURNED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF REQUIREMENT FOR VFR FLT PLAN IN CANADA, THEREFORE DID NOT FILE ONE FOR ENTRY OR DEP. BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON ANOTHER TRIP TO CANADA THE FOLLOWING DAY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HAD PLANNED ON RADAR SVC WHICH WOULD HAVE CLRED ME THROUGH DET ATA. LENGTH OF TIME IT TOOK DTW TWR TO GET BACK ALONG WITH BEING VERY TIRED WERE FACTORS IN LOSS OF SITUATIONALLY AWARENESS. RE: FAILURE TO FILE VFR FLT PLAN IN CANADA: I BELIEVE THIS WAS INSUFFICIENTLY COVERED IN GND SCHOOL. PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITH PRESENT EMPLOYER, I HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN CANADIAN AIRSPACE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: STRIVE TO MAINTAIN BETTER POSITIONAL AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING PERIODS OF EXTREME PLT FATIGUE. ENSURE BETTER FAMILIARITY WITH CANADIAN REGS.

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.

Pilot of small transport freighter entered and exited det air traffic area without tower communication.