Unauthorized penetration of airspace in proximity of TCA.

Attributes
ACN	204939
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : myf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mye
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	204939
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departed palomar airport, received advisories and TCA clearance from san diego approach. Exited TCA where upon controller terminated radar service and advised me to contact myf tower. Myf advised me to squawk XXXX and remain on present heading (150 degree) and that she would call my downwind for runway 23. Remained on 150 degree heading for what seemed to be a lengthy time and eventually noticed an airliner crossing my flight path (possibly on final into lindbergh airport). I began an immediate turn to the north and at the same time the controller told me to squawk 'identify.' she then told me to fly 360 degrees and join the left downwind for runway 23. It seemed as though she had placed me on the 150 degree heading and then forgot to call my downwind. Subsequently I felt as though I had been vectored into the san diego TCA without clearance, although no mention of it was made by ATC folks. Controller sounded overworked and stressed on the radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE IN PROX OF TCA.

Narrative: DEPARTED PALOMAR ARPT, RECEIVED ADVISORIES AND TCA CLRNC FROM SAN DIEGO APCH. EXITED TCA WHERE UPON CTLR TERMINATED RADAR SVC AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT MYF TWR. MYF ADVISED ME TO SQUAWK XXXX AND REMAIN ON PRESENT HDG (150 DEG) AND THAT SHE WOULD CALL MY DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23. REMAINED ON 150 DEG HDG FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE A LENGTHY TIME AND EVENTUALLY NOTICED AN AIRLINER XING MY FLT PATH (POSSIBLY ON FINAL INTO LINDBERGH ARPT). I BEGAN AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE N AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CTLR TOLD ME TO SQUAWK 'IDENT.' SHE THEN TOLD ME TO FLY 360 DEGS AND JOIN THE L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 23. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH SHE HAD PLACED ME ON THE 150 DEG HDG AND THEN FORGOT TO CALL MY DOWNWIND. SUBSEQUENTLY I FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN VECTORED INTO THE SAN DIEGO TCA WITHOUT CLRNC, ALTHOUGH NO MENTION OF IT WAS MADE BY ATC FOLKS. CTLR SOUNDED OVERWORKED AND STRESSED ON THE RADIO.

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.