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A private pilot may have violated the lax TCA due to interference with his ground references because of an unexpected overcast. He's not sure, because he had not established radio contact with anyone during this portion of his flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 448134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : smo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4100 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | controller non radar : 30 controller radar : 10 flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 448134 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 9000 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I took off from lgb runway 25L, climbed to go through corridor over lax. My CDI centered and I turned to go through corridor. I had not quite reached 4500 ft. At about 4100 ft, I turned and kept climbing to 4500 ft. No traffic. I was well above 3500 ft and sbound traffic. The cloud cover became solid at 2800 ft, over the corridor. But when I looked down, after transiting the corridor, I was somewhat east of my flight line. Then I continued to santa monica VOR. My altitude was 4500 ft and I continued on my course until I was clear of the lax TCA. I'm not sure I violated TCA airspace. In the future, I would be more aggressive in climb out and make sure that I reached 4500 ft before turning. I would ask for flight following until clear of the TCA. I did get duat WX and 1-800-wxbrief before my flight. I expected the ceiling to be broken over the VFR corridor. Instead, it was solid overcast on the south end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PVT PLT MAY HAVE VIOLATED THE LAX TCA DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH HIS GND REFS BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPECTED OVCST. HE'S NOT SURE, BECAUSE HE HAD NOT ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ANYONE DURING THIS PORTION OF HIS FLT.
Narrative: I TOOK OFF FROM LGB RWY 25L, CLBED TO GO THROUGH CORRIDOR OVER LAX. MY CDI CTRED AND I TURNED TO GO THROUGH CORRIDOR. I HAD NOT QUITE REACHED 4500 FT. AT ABOUT 4100 FT, I TURNED AND KEPT CLBING TO 4500 FT. NO TFC. I WAS WELL ABOVE 3500 FT AND SBOUND TFC. THE CLOUD COVER BECAME SOLID AT 2800 FT, OVER THE CORRIDOR. BUT WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, AFTER TRANSITING THE CORRIDOR, I WAS SOMEWHAT E OF MY FLT LINE. THEN I CONTINUED TO SANTA MONICA VOR. MY ALT WAS 4500 FT AND I CONTINUED ON MY COURSE UNTIL I WAS CLR OF THE LAX TCA. I'M NOT SURE I VIOLATED TCA AIRSPACE. IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN CLBOUT AND MAKE SURE THAT I REACHED 4500 FT BEFORE TURNING. I WOULD ASK FOR FLT FOLLOWING UNTIL CLR OF THE TCA. I DID GET DUAT WX AND 1-800-WXBRIEF BEFORE MY FLT. I EXPECTED THE CEILING TO BE BROKEN OVER THE VFR CORRIDOR. INSTEAD, IT WAS SOLID OVCST ON THE S END.
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.