GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	180616
Time
Date	199106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nhk
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nhk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	180616
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot called patuxent approach and requested a clearance to continue present course south along the shoreline at 1000' or less. The course would transition the air traffic area and R4007. Approach assigned a transponder code and acknowledged radar contact. Pilot continued course into the air traffic area and R4007. About 8 mi into R4007, pilot was told by approach he had not issued a clearance and gave pilot vectors out of the airspace. The pilot made a very specific request. Flying a seaplane, he wanted to remain over water whenever possible. If approach could not grant the requested clearance, the pilot should have been told on initial contact and not drawn into the ATC system with a transponder code. Denied clearance, the pilot would have altered course and remained clear of the air traffic area and the restr areas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PLT CALLED PATUXENT APCH AND REQUESTED A CLRNC TO CONTINUE PRESENT COURSE S ALONG THE SHORELINE AT 1000' OR LESS. THE COURSE WOULD TRANSITION THE ATA AND R4007. APCH ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE AND ACKNOWLEDGED RADAR CONTACT. PLT CONTINUED COURSE INTO THE ATA AND R4007. ABOUT 8 MI INTO R4007, PLT WAS TOLD BY APCH HE HAD NOT ISSUED A CLRNC AND GAVE PLT VECTORS OUT OF THE AIRSPACE. THE PLT MADE A VERY SPECIFIC REQUEST. FLYING A SEAPLANE, HE WANTED TO REMAIN OVER WATER WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IF APCH COULD NOT GRANT THE REQUESTED CLRNC, THE PLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD ON INITIAL CONTACT AND NOT DRAWN INTO THE ATC SYS WITH A XPONDER CODE. DENIED CLRNC, THE PLT WOULD HAVE ALTERED COURSE AND REMAINED CLR OF THE ATA AND THE RESTR AREAS.

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.