Small aircraft pilot with clearance through arsa possibly penetrated TCA.

Attributes
ACN	82111
Time
Date	198802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	82111
Person 2
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Clearance through arsa from vny was south to reservoir, turn left over mountains, cross over observatory. Bur approach cleared me to 5500', then said I had entered the TCA. I do not think that I did enter the TCA, but if I did approach should have vectored me clear of the TCA, or had contact with lax to keep my legal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: pilots intended route, direct poc VOR, would have given better distance from TCA boundary. If left to his own devices, pilot would have avoided TCA, he still feels he did. No FAA follow-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT WITH CLRNC THROUGH ARSA POSSIBLY PENETRATED TCA.

Narrative: CLRNC THROUGH ARSA FROM VNY WAS S TO RESERVOIR, TURN LEFT OVER MOUNTAINS, CROSS OVER OBSERVATORY. BUR APCH CLRED ME TO 5500', THEN SAID I HAD ENTERED THE TCA. I DO NOT THINK THAT I DID ENTER THE TCA, BUT IF I DID APCH SHOULD HAVE VECTORED ME CLR OF THE TCA, OR HAD CONTACT WITH LAX TO KEEP MY LEGAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: PLTS INTENDED RTE, DIRECT POC VOR, WOULD HAVE GIVEN BETTER DISTANCE FROM TCA BOUNDARY. IF LEFT TO HIS OWN DEVICES, PLT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED TCA, HE STILL FEELS HE DID. NO FAA FOLLOW-UP.

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.