Penetrated TCA without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	85114
Time
Date	198803
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ard airport : n14
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 85
ASRS Report	85114
Person 2
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight from btv flying west nj VOR from btv-cambridge-alb-sparta-solberg VOR. West of nyc TCA, 195 degree right to flying west airport nj. In contact with nyc TCA, mc guire approach control and a handoff to phl approach control. Reported trenton to phl approach control. Did not request entry into TCA. Was in radio contact and squawking code assigned by ATC at phl approach. Descending into burlington, nj area from 6000' to approximately 2500' for entry to flying west nj airport. ATC advised I was in TCA east of delaware river at or near beverly, nj. Immediately descended to 2500' and vectors to flying west were accepted. Cleared TCA as quickly as possible. Landed flying west. More attention was needed to prevent this occurrence. Turbulence and winds contributors to higher ground speed than was planned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PENETRATED TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: VFR FLT FROM BTV FLYING W NJ VOR FROM BTV-CAMBRIDGE-ALB-SPARTA-SOLBERG VOR. W OF NYC TCA, 195 DEG R TO FLYING W ARPT NJ. IN CONTACT WITH NYC TCA, MC GUIRE APCH CTL AND A HDOF TO PHL APCH CTL. RPTED TRENTON TO PHL APCH CTL. DID NOT REQUEST ENTRY INTO TCA. WAS IN RADIO CONTACT AND SQUAWKING CODE ASSIGNED BY ATC AT PHL APCH. DSNDING INTO BURLINGTON, NJ AREA FROM 6000' TO APPROX 2500' FOR ENTRY TO FLYING W NJ ARPT. ATC ADVISED I WAS IN TCA E OF DELAWARE RIVER AT OR NEAR BEVERLY, NJ. IMMEDIATELY DSNDED TO 2500' AND VECTORS TO FLYING W WERE ACCEPTED. CLRED TCA AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. LANDED FLYING W. MORE ATTN WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE. TURB AND WINDS CONTRIBUTORS TO HIGHER GND SPD THAN WAS PLANNED.

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.