Air taxi enters TCA without clearance even though requested of center.

Attributes
ACN	224098
Time
Date	199210
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tracon : slc tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 83 flight time total : 7277 flight time type : 234
ASRS Report	224098
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During my flight to slc, I decided to request flight following with ZLC. As we neared slc TCA, I obtained the ATIS information for slc international and advised ZLC that I had the ATIS and was landing salt lake international. Center acknowledged and said they would turn me over to approach control shortly. When I was right at the boundary of the TCA, center told me to squawk 1200 and contact approach control. By the time I switched frequencys and called approach control (approximately 15 seconds) I was in the TCA. Approach warned me that I was in the TCA without a clearance. They then vectored me back out of the TCA and then cleared me back in. I feel that I was setup and misled by ZLC. The reason I contacted ZLC to start with was to be with radar service into slc. To be taken to the very edge of the TCA and suddenly dropped is not what I was expecting. This will not happen again. I will always be on an IFR flight plan prior to entering a TCA in the future. I am very unhappy about this incident and feel that radar service for the purpose of entrapment is a detriment to the safety of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ENTERS TCA WITHOUT CLRNC EVEN THOUGH REQUESTED OF CTR.

Narrative: DURING MY FLT TO SLC, I DECIDED TO REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING WITH ZLC. AS WE NEARED SLC TCA, I OBTAINED THE ATIS INFO FOR SLC INTL AND ADVISED ZLC THAT I HAD THE ATIS AND WAS LNDG SALT LAKE INTL. CTR ACKNOWLEDGED AND SAID THEY WOULD TURN ME OVER TO APCH CTL SHORTLY. WHEN I WAS RIGHT AT THE BOUNDARY OF THE TCA, CTR TOLD ME TO SQUAWK 1200 AND CONTACT APCH CTL. BY THE TIME I SWITCHED FREQS AND CALLED APCH CTL (APPROX 15 SECONDS) I WAS IN THE TCA. APCH WARNED ME THAT I WAS IN THE TCA WITHOUT A CLRNC. THEY THEN VECTORED ME BACK OUT OF THE TCA AND THEN CLRED ME BACK IN. I FEEL THAT I WAS SETUP AND MISLED BY ZLC. THE REASON I CONTACTED ZLC TO START WITH WAS TO BE WITH RADAR SVC INTO SLC. TO BE TAKEN TO THE VERY EDGE OF THE TCA AND SUDDENLY DROPPED IS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I WILL ALWAYS BE ON AN IFR FLT PLAN PRIOR TO ENTERING A TCA IN THE FUTURE. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND FEEL THAT RADAR SVC FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTRAPMENT IS A DETRIMENT TO THE SAFETY OF FLT.

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.