Cpr small transport unauthorized penetration of airspace N90 TCA.

Attributes
ACN	90297
Time
Date	198805
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	90297
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While departing ny lga with departure reservation and IFR clearance I was advised of an indefinite delay IFR and elected to depart VFR with flight following through TCA. Departure control advised me to clear to 1500' and head for the washington bridge. I advised him I was unfamiliar with local landmarks and was given a vector. After a few mins the controller terminated me on radar and advised me to go to teterboro tower. Teterboro advised me to go back to my last frequency. Previous controller would not respond. I turned away from all airports and climbed to 14500' that I had requested earlier from clearance delivery. The WX was clear with good visibility and I made the climb safely west/O radio communication. On 6/wed/88 I received a letter from flight standards, teterboro, nj, investigating the above mentioned incident. FSDO requested a written letter and I responded. I also talked with FSDO by telephone and he mentioned a VFR corridor. My commercial charts do not show this corridor. It seems that the same controller, who terminated me on radar in unfamiliar areas and in harm's way, monitored my mode C transponder to 14500' and later reported the climb. The quality of human performance could be much improved in ny area if controllers maintained radio communications with aircraft in their area and assisted them with teamwork safely through their control zones. If they have time to monitor the progress of aircraft and file reports on this progress, they should have the time to communicate with them and keep them out of harm's way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE N90 TCA.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING NY LGA WITH DEP RESERVATION AND IFR CLRNC I WAS ADVISED OF AN INDEFINITE DELAY IFR AND ELECTED TO DEPART VFR WITH FLT FOLLOWING THROUGH TCA. DEP CTL ADVISED ME TO CLR TO 1500' AND HEAD FOR THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. I ADVISED HIM I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH LCL LANDMARKS AND WAS GIVEN A VECTOR. AFTER A FEW MINS THE CTLR TERMINATED ME ON RADAR AND ADVISED ME TO GO TO TETERBORO TWR. TETERBORO ADVISED ME TO GO BACK TO MY LAST FREQ. PREVIOUS CTLR WOULD NOT RESPOND. I TURNED AWAY FROM ALL ARPTS AND CLBED TO 14500' THAT I HAD REQUESTED EARLIER FROM CLRNC DELIVERY. THE WX WAS CLEAR WITH GOOD VIS AND I MADE THE CLB SAFELY W/O RADIO COM. ON 6/WED/88 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FLT STANDARDS, TETERBORO, NJ, INVESTIGATING THE ABOVE MENTIONED INCIDENT. FSDO REQUESTED A WRITTEN LETTER AND I RESPONDED. I ALSO TALKED WITH FSDO BY TELEPHONE AND HE MENTIONED A VFR CORRIDOR. MY COMMERCIAL CHARTS DO NOT SHOW THIS CORRIDOR. IT SEEMS THAT THE SAME CTLR, WHO TERMINATED ME ON RADAR IN UNFAMILIAR AREAS AND IN HARM'S WAY, MONITORED MY MODE C TRANSPONDER TO 14500' AND LATER RPTED THE CLB. THE QUALITY OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE COULD BE MUCH IMPROVED IN NY AREA IF CTLRS MAINTAINED RADIO COMS WITH ACFT IN THEIR AREA AND ASSISTED THEM WITH TEAMWORK SAFELY THROUGH THEIR CTL ZONES. IF THEY HAVE TIME TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ACFT AND FILE RPTS ON THIS PROGRESS, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE TIME TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND KEEP THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

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.