Erroneous penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	186804
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pou airport : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3491
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	186804
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pou tower cleared me for a wbound departure. This immediately put me in stuart international's arsa. There is uncertainty on my part if this meets ATC requirements for flight through the air traffic area or if new york approach/stuart should have been contacted. Pou approved frequency change approximately 15 mi from departure end of runway. This was not at my request. I continued through the arsa VFR in VMC conditions. No conflicts, near misses, etc took place. It is not clear under these circumstances whether pou tower communications constituted sufficient communication to transit the arsa. Pou ground was notified of my intent to climb wbound after takeoff. No instruction to contact approach/departure control was given. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter error admitted and cited his inexperience with operation in this area. First timer. Was under the illusion that the air traffic area was an arsa and that he would be given a handoff in a timely fashion. Reporter counseled on the airspaces and communication techniques in VFR flight. Use of charts and preflight planning covered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: POU TWR CLRED ME FOR A WBOUND DEP. THIS IMMEDIATELY PUT ME IN STUART INTL'S ARSA. THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ON MY PART IF THIS MEETS ATC REQUIREMENTS FOR FLT THROUGH THE ATA OR IF NEW YORK APCH/STUART SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. POU APPROVED FREQ CHANGE APPROX 15 MI FROM DEP END OF RWY. THIS WAS NOT AT MY REQUEST. I CONTINUED THROUGH THE ARSA VFR IN VMC CONDITIONS. NO CONFLICTS, NEAR MISSES, ETC TOOK PLACE. IT IS NOT CLR UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WHETHER POU TWR COMS CONSTITUTED SUFFICIENT COM TO TRANSIT THE ARSA. POU GND WAS NOTIFIED OF MY INTENT TO CLB WBOUND AFTER TKOF. NO INSTRUCTION TO CONTACT APCH/DEP CTL WAS GIVEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR ERROR ADMITTED AND CITED HIS INEXPERIENCE WITH OP IN THIS AREA. FIRST TIMER. WAS UNDER THE ILLUSION THAT THE ATA WAS AN ARSA AND THAT HE WOULD BE GIVEN A HDOF IN A TIMELY FASHION. RPTR COUNSELED ON THE AIRSPACES AND COM TECHNIQUES IN VFR FLT. USE OF CHARTS AND PREFLT PLANNING COVERED.

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.