Narrative:

Departed buckingham north with left turn contact page to pass through en route to naples VFR 2500. Page tower requested to call ft meyers approach. After tuning frequency and waiting about 30 second for radio traffic. Upon calling ft meyers approach, he said stand by. After about three calls I began to circle. Finally I received a transponder code and was cleared on course. Ft meyers requested a telephone call from me and advised I was about three mi out before getting my clearance, violating the arsa and air traffic area. A solution would be to allow more time for ATC delays, or backup of radio communication. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following. Advised location and name of departure airport, lehigh. Had received clearance from page tower in the past but did not think of it on this incident. Normally stays below the arsa and requests clearance through the air traffic area at page. FAA requested a report but he has heard nothing further.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARSA AND ATA PENTRATION WITHOUT CLRNC. DELAY MAKING CONTACT AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DEPARTED BUCKINGHAM NORTH WITH L TURN CONTACT PAGE TO PASS THROUGH ENRTE TO NAPLES VFR 2500. PAGE TWR REQUESTED TO CALL FT MEYERS APCH. AFTER TUNING FREQ AND WAITING ABOUT 30 SEC FOR RADIO TFC. UPON CALLING FT MEYERS APCH, HE SAID STAND BY. AFTER ABOUT THREE CALLS I BEGAN TO CIRCLE. FINALLY I RECEIVED A TRANSPONDER CODE AND WAS CLRED ON COURSE. FT MEYERS REQUESTED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM ME AND ADVISED I WAS ABOUT THREE MI OUT BEFORE GETTING MY CLRNC, VIOLATING THE ARSA AND ATA. A SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR ATC DELAYS, OR BACKUP OF RADIO COM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING. ADVISED LOCATION AND NAME OF DEP ARPT, LEHIGH. HAD RECEIVED CLRNC FROM PAGE TWR IN THE PAST BUT DID NOT THINK OF IT ON THIS INCIDENT. NORMALLY STAYS BELOW THE ARSA AND REQUESTS CLRNC THROUGH THE ATA AT PAGE. FAA REQUESTED A RPT BUT HE HAS HEARD NOTHING FURTHER.

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.