GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace. Smo air traffic area lax TCA.

Attributes
ACN	84669
Time
Date	198803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tower : smo
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 : 10 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	84669
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

There are 3 events. These occurred during a sightseeing trip from whp to sba. While in contact with bur approach, I thought I was told to change frequencys (from 120.4 to 124.6). I switched back after a minute to discover I was being told to avoid traffic climbing in front of me. I circled ucla campus at 3000' MSL. This is about 3 mi from the controled airport, smo (175' MSL), so I was within smo air traffic area west/O approval. I followed the coastline from pacific palisades to sba at 3000', about 1/2 mi offshore. While doing this I entered the lax TCA offshore of malibu. I attribute these errors to: not practicing communications with control facs often enough (whp is uncontrolled, but under the bur arsa). Sloppy navigation (my flight plan had me avoiding the air traffic area and TCA). To prevent these mistakes from happening again I am going to: communication with bur approach more frequently, and study my flight plan more carefully before the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. SMO ATA LAX TCA.

Narrative: THERE ARE 3 EVENTS. THESE OCCURRED DURING A SIGHTSEEING TRIP FROM WHP TO SBA. WHILE IN CONTACT WITH BUR APCH, I THOUGHT I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE FREQS (FROM 120.4 TO 124.6). I SWITCHED BACK AFTER A MINUTE TO DISCOVER I WAS BEING TOLD TO AVOID TFC CLBING IN FRONT OF ME. I CIRCLED UCLA CAMPUS AT 3000' MSL. THIS IS ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE CTLED ARPT, SMO (175' MSL), SO I WAS WITHIN SMO ATA W/O APPROVAL. I FOLLOWED THE COASTLINE FROM PACIFIC PALISADES TO SBA AT 3000', ABOUT 1/2 MI OFFSHORE. WHILE DOING THIS I ENTERED THE LAX TCA OFFSHORE OF MALIBU. I ATTRIBUTE THESE ERRORS TO: NOT PRACTICING COMS WITH CTL FACS OFTEN ENOUGH (WHP IS UNCTLED, BUT UNDER THE BUR ARSA). SLOPPY NAV (MY FLT PLAN HAD ME AVOIDING THE ATA AND TCA). TO PREVENT THESE MISTAKES FROM HAPPENING AGAIN I AM GOING TO: COM WITH BUR APCH MORE FREQUENTLY, AND STUDY MY FLT PLAN MORE CAREFULLY BEFORE THE FLT.

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.