Controled airspace intrusion.

Attributes
ACN	287702
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fxe
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 52
ASRS Report	287702
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I filed DVFR from fxe to bimini. Ground told me no clearance needed for eastbound departures. Tower told me to activate flight plan with miami, when I cleared class C airspace. I departed fxe on course and climbed as filed. No further contact with fxe tower until I requested frequency change for miami approach. Then I was told to contact fll tower. They told me I was not cleared into class C airspace. Since fxe tower told me to contact miami after I cleared class C airspace I assumed clearance into class C airspace. I had expected my flight plan to be activated on the ground with departure heading, altitude, frequency and squawk. I was not told to remain clear of class C airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CTLED AIRSPACE INTRUSION.

Narrative: I FILED DVFR FROM FXE TO BIMINI. GND TOLD ME NO CLRNC NEEDED FOR EBOUND DEPS. TWR TOLD ME TO ACTIVATE FLT PLAN WITH MIAMI, WHEN I CLRED CLASS C AIRSPACE. I DEPARTED FXE ON COURSE AND CLBED AS FILED. NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH FXE TWR UNTIL I REQUESTED FREQ CHANGE FOR MIAMI APCH. THEN I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT FLL TWR. THEY TOLD ME I WAS NOT CLRED INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE. SINCE FXE TWR TOLD ME TO CONTACT MIAMI AFTER I CLRED CLASS C AIRSPACE I ASSUMED CLRNC INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE. I HAD EXPECTED MY FLT PLAN TO BE ACTIVATED ON THE GND WITH DEP HDG, ALT, FREQ AND SQUAWK. I WAS NOT TOLD TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C AIRSPACE.

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.