Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	199371
Time
Date	199201
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 14000
ASRS Report	199371
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance 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 other

Narrative:

I called approach control at slc international, as I was flying pipeline patrol for a pipeline company, down emigration canyon, into slc TCA and to the refinery in slc. I informed the controller I was following pipeline that would require entering the TCA. She replied for me to remain outside TCA, and gave me a code for the transponder. I later informed her I was getting close, and needed the clearance. She said I was not idented on radar, and inquired of my position and intended route. I repeated the route, and started a turn away from the TCA. She then cleared me in. Later another controller called me, and requested my full call sign, and said I had entered the TCA without a clearance. I informed him I thought he was mistaken. He argued with me. I feel it is amusing that they cannot see me to give me a clearance, but can see me to violate me. From my understanding of the limits of the TCA, I turned away before entering the limits, and therefore was not guilty of an infraction of the FARS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I CALLED APCH CTL AT SLC INTL, AS I WAS FLYING PIPELINE PATROL FOR A PIPELINE COMPANY, DOWN EMIGRATION CANYON, INTO SLC TCA AND TO THE REFINERY IN SLC. I INFORMED THE CTLR I WAS FOLLOWING PIPELINE THAT WOULD REQUIRE ENTERING THE TCA. SHE REPLIED FOR ME TO REMAIN OUTSIDE TCA, AND GAVE ME A CODE FOR THE TRANSPONDER. I LATER INFORMED HER I WAS GETTING CLOSE, AND NEEDED THE CLRNC. SHE SAID I WAS NOT IDENTED ON RADAR, AND INQUIRED OF MY POS AND INTENDED RTE. I REPEATED THE RTE, AND STARTED A TURN AWAY FROM THE TCA. SHE THEN CLRED ME IN. LATER ANOTHER CTLR CALLED ME, AND REQUESTED MY FULL CALL SIGN, AND SAID I HAD ENTERED THE TCA WITHOUT A CLRNC. I INFORMED HIM I THOUGHT HE WAS MISTAKEN. HE ARGUED WITH ME. I FEEL IT IS AMUSING THAT THEY CANNOT SEE ME TO GIVE ME A CLRNC, BUT CAN SEE ME TO VIOLATE ME. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIMITS OF THE TCA, I TURNED AWAY BEFORE ENTERING THE LIMITS, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT GUILTY OF AN INFRACTION OF THE FARS.

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.