Small aircraft pilot may have penetrated TCA.

Attributes
ACN	81530
Time
Date	198801
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
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 : 15 flight time total : 340 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	81530
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

I feel I might have accidentally entered ny TCA due to inattention to VOR track. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. FAA has nose no contact. There was no other traffic in area. Penetration (if any) was very brief and corrected promptly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAY HAVE PENETRATED TCA.

Narrative: I FEEL I MIGHT HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ENTERED NY TCA DUE TO INATTENTION TO VOR TRACK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. FAA HAS NOSE NO CONTACT. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN AREA. PENETRATION (IF ANY) WAS VERY BRIEF AND CORRECTED PROMPTLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.