Air taxi aircraft enters arsa floor prior to receiving clearance.

Attributes
ACN	227111
Time
Date	199211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hks
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1650 msl bound upper : 1750
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jan
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	227111
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This event took place on departure for hks airport, which lies under the jan arsa. I had an IFR flight plan on file and planned to pick it up once I was in the air. The base of the arsa is 1700 MSL. However, on departure, I climbed to 1650 MSL VFR, then contacted jan departure control. Jan departure control issued a squawk code and altimeter setting, which made my altimeter read 1750 MSL. Contributing factors were improper altimeter setting, not contacting departure control sooner. How it was discovered was obvious. Corrective actions were not necessary because after contact was made I received my IFR clearance. There was no other aircraft in the area I know of.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIR TAXI ACFT ENTERS ARSA FLOOR PRIOR TO RECEIVING CLRNC.

Narrative: THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE ON DEP FOR HKS ARPT, WHICH LIES UNDER THE JAN ARSA. I HAD AN IFR FLT PLAN ON FILE AND PLANNED TO PICK IT UP ONCE I WAS IN THE AIR. THE BASE OF THE ARSA IS 1700 MSL. HOWEVER, ON DEP, I CLBED TO 1650 MSL VFR, THEN CONTACTED JAN DEP CTL. JAN DEP CTL ISSUED A SQUAWK CODE AND ALTIMETER SETTING, WHICH MADE MY ALTIMETER READ 1750 MSL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE IMPROPER ALTIMETER SETTING, NOT CONTACTING DEP CTL SOONER. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED WAS OBVIOUS. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE AFTER CONTACT WAS MADE I RECEIVED MY IFR CLRNC. THERE WAS NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA I KNOW OF.

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.