Pilot flew through class D airspace without talking to facility.

Attributes
ACN	302626
Time
Date	199504
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sjc airport : pao
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc tower : nuq
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1998 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	302626
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying airplane to palo alto from rhu. Was in contact with sjc tower. Sjc tower terminated communication and advised to squawk 1200 radar service terminated frequency change approved. Then proceeded to contact palo alto tower and was told to make straight in to runway 30. At that time it was noticed that no contact was made with moffet tower. Was not told to contact the tower by sjc controllers. Was not aware if moffet tower was in operation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: analyst was unable to contact reporter. The sjc tower was contacted and the normal procedure is to tell the PF overhead sjc at 2000 ft for pao to contact moffet on 126.2 radar service terminated and squawk 1200. In addition the tower calls moffet ahead of time to tell moffet there will be a light airplane coming through their airspace from overhead sjc to land at pao.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT FLEW THROUGH CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO FACILITY.

Narrative: FLYING AIRPLANE TO PALO ALTO FROM RHU. WAS IN CONTACT WITH SJC TWR. SJC TWR TERMINATED COM AND ADVISED TO SQUAWK 1200 RADAR SVC TERMINATED FREQ CHANGE APPROVED. THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT PALO ALTO TWR AND WAS TOLD TO MAKE STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 30. AT THAT TIME IT WAS NOTICED THAT NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MOFFET TWR. WAS NOT TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR BY SJC CTLRS. WAS NOT AWARE IF MOFFET TWR WAS IN OP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT RPTR. THE SJC TWR WAS CONTACTED AND THE NORMAL PROC IS TO TELL THE PF OVERHEAD SJC AT 2000 FT FOR PAO TO CONTACT MOFFET ON 126.2 RADAR SVC TERMINATED AND SQUAWK 1200. IN ADDITION THE TWR CALLS MOFFET AHEAD OF TIME TO TELL MOFFET THERE WILL BE A LIGHT AIRPLANE COMING THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE FROM OVERHEAD SJC TO LAND AT PAO.

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.