Small aircraft departing airport within TCA climbs above floor.

Attributes
ACN	203564
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	203564
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	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

Narrative:

Departed 'orl' runway 13. Tower instructed me to proceed 360 degree. At approximately 3 mi north of airport, requested frequency change to orlando 121.1. I contacted orlando with location, direction and altitude, orlando then gave me a transponder code. As I was climbing, I again contacted orlando approach. It was a few mins after my first call due to heavy frequency use. At the time of this call I was at 2600 ft and requesting 3500 ft. The controller told me that I should not have been at 2600 ft as this placed me in the orlando TCA. I feel there is a problem with the way orl is shown on the 'orlando TCA chart.' orl is within the orlando TCA. Orl is the dividing line for 'sfc to 100' and 100/16. The dividing line is runway 13/31. Since I departed runway 13 was not I in the TCA immediately upon takeoff. I was given a takeoff clearance from the tower and a transponder identify code from ATC. How then did I bust the orlando TCA? Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. Callback made to counsel reporter reference magic words for TCA transition. Reporter states he normally flies IFR, but was returning to home port 13 mi away so flew VFR. Many high towers in area so he was concerned about remaining low. Assumed when given squawk that he was cleared through TCA. Wrong!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA DEPARTING ARPT WITHIN TCA CLBS ABOVE FLOOR.

Narrative: DEPARTED 'ORL' RWY 13. TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO PROCEED 360 DEG. AT APPROX 3 MI N OF ARPT, REQUESTED FREQ CHANGE TO ORLANDO 121.1. I CONTACTED ORLANDO WITH LOCATION, DIRECTION AND ALT, ORLANDO THEN GAVE ME A TRANSPONDER CODE. AS I WAS CLBING, I AGAIN CONTACTED ORLANDO APCH. IT WAS A FEW MINS AFTER MY FIRST CALL DUE TO HVY FREQ USE. AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL I WAS AT 2600 FT AND REQUESTING 3500 FT. THE CTLR TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT 2600 FT AS THIS PLACED ME IN THE ORLANDO TCA. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY ORL IS SHOWN ON THE 'ORLANDO TCA CHART.' ORL IS WITHIN THE ORLANDO TCA. ORL IS THE DIVIDING LINE FOR 'SFC TO 100' AND 100/16. THE DIVIDING LINE IS RWY 13/31. SINCE I DEPARTED RWY 13 WAS NOT I IN THE TCA IMMEDIATELY UPON TKOF. I WAS GIVEN A TKOF CLRNC FROM THE TWR AND A TRANSPONDER IDENT CODE FROM ATC. HOW THEN DID I BUST THE ORLANDO TCA? CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. CALLBACK MADE TO COUNSEL RPTR REF MAGIC WORDS FOR TCA TRANSITION. RPTR STATES HE NORMALLY FLIES IFR, BUT WAS RETURNING TO HOME PORT 13 MI AWAY SO FLEW VFR. MANY HIGH TWRS IN AREA SO HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT REMAINING LOW. ASSUMED WHEN GIVEN SQUAWK THAT HE WAS CLRED THROUGH TCA. WRONG!

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.