Wjf ATCT thought that the reporter was in controled airspace.

Attributes
ACN	318970
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wjf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : wjf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	318970
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed wjf for photo taking flight over factory stores. Advised tower of intentions and would remain on frequency 120.3 because factory stores are approximately 5 mi from tower. Made 1 circle of stores. At 4000 ft MSL I was asked to go higher by passenger. I continued west away from pmd and south of wjf. I climbed to 6500 ft approximately 5 mi west of factory stores, turned 180 degrees and continued climb to 7500 ft MSL. I approached stores from northwest side and started circling turn. Wjf tower contacted me and said contact joshua approach on 124.55 for possible airspace violation of 4800 ft MSL. I broke off turn in west direction and contacted joshua approach. Joshua approach had no idea of the situation, advised they would contact wjf. Returned to wjf and landed. No more was said about it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying an aircraft with a working and operating transponder. He believes that he did not violate any airspace. He thinks that wjf ATCT may have meant him to go to pmd ATCT as joshua approach knew nothing about the situation. The ATCT's announcement so scared him that he declared the photo session over and returned to wjf. He has heard nothing further about this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WJF ATCT THOUGHT THAT THE RPTR WAS IN CTLED AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED WJF FOR PHOTO TAKING FLT OVER FACTORY STORES. ADVISED TWR OF INTENTIONS AND WOULD REMAIN ON FREQ 120.3 BECAUSE FACTORY STORES ARE APPROX 5 MI FROM TWR. MADE 1 CIRCLE OF STORES. AT 4000 FT MSL I WAS ASKED TO GO HIGHER BY PAX. I CONTINUED W AWAY FROM PMD AND S OF WJF. I CLBED TO 6500 FT APPROX 5 MI W OF FACTORY STORES, TURNED 180 DEGS AND CONTINUED CLB TO 7500 FT MSL. I APCHED STORES FROM NW SIDE AND STARTED CIRCLING TURN. WJF TWR CONTACTED ME AND SAID CONTACT JOSHUA APCH ON 124.55 FOR POSSIBLE AIRSPACE VIOLATION OF 4800 FT MSL. I BROKE OFF TURN IN W DIRECTION AND CONTACTED JOSHUA APCH. JOSHUA APCH HAD NO IDEA OF THE SIT, ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT WJF. RETURNED TO WJF AND LANDED. NO MORE WAS SAID ABOUT IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING AN ACFT WITH A WORKING AND OPERATING XPONDER. HE BELIEVES THAT HE DID NOT VIOLATE ANY AIRSPACE. HE THINKS THAT WJF ATCT MAY HAVE MEANT HIM TO GO TO PMD ATCT AS JOSHUA APCH KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE SIT. THE ATCT'S ANNOUNCEMENT SO SCARED HIM THAT HE DECLARED THE PHOTO SESSION OVER AND RETURNED TO WJF. HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER ABOUT THIS INCIDENT.

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.