Helicopter pilot inadvertently penetrated TCA.

Attributes
ACN	212903
Time
Date	199206
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	212903
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : unspecified other controllera other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 150 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Doing multiple sorties of aerial PHOT0/survey work while in the TCA. Shut aircraft down for approximately 30 mins. When we were ready to resume, called approach and was given a squawk. Lifted up to a hover so ATC could acquire me on radar. At that time, another helicopter flew over and reported that I was in the TCA. Approach called and said that I wasn't cleared into TCA, and then cleared me. I explained that I had prior coordinated with ATC controller in ATC and that I was doing multiple sorties in and out of the area. At that time, all questions were then dropped and nothing else was said about it. I tried to call the other operator but could not reach him on the phone line. I continued doing the job with no other problems and all were done the same way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED TCA.

Narrative: DOING MULTIPLE SORTIES OF AERIAL PHOT0/SURVEY WORK WHILE IN THE TCA. SHUT ACFT DOWN FOR APPROX 30 MINS. WHEN WE WERE READY TO RESUME, CALLED APCH AND WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK. LIFTED UP TO A HOVER SO ATC COULD ACQUIRE ME ON RADAR. AT THAT TIME, ANOTHER HELI FLEW OVER AND RPTED THAT I WAS IN THE TCA. APCH CALLED AND SAID THAT I WASN'T CLRED INTO TCA, AND THEN CLRED ME. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD PRIOR COORDINATED WITH ATC CTLR IN ATC AND THAT I WAS DOING MULTIPLE SORTIES IN AND OUT OF THE AREA. AT THAT TIME, ALL QUESTIONS WERE THEN DROPPED AND NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID ABOUT IT. I TRIED TO CALL THE OTHER OPERATOR BUT COULD NOT REACH HIM ON THE PHONE LINE. I CONTINUED DOING THE JOB WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND ALL WERE DONE THE SAME WAY.

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.