UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE; PROX OF TCA. RPTR CLAIMS INNOCENCE.

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I WAS FLYING ON A TRAINING FLT IN THE TFC PATTERN AT LINDEN ARPT JAN; 1992. ABOUT AM15 THE SAME DAY ANOTHER LOW WING SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE WITH THE SAME COLORS; WITH INTENTIONS TO LAND AT LINDEN ARPT; ARRIVED FROM THE S. THE PLT WHO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA; MISSED LINDEN ARPT AND ENTERED NEWARK TCA; THE PLT DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH ATC AT THAT TIME. THE ACFT WAS SEEN FROM THE CTL TWR AT NEWARK ARPT; HOWEVER THE ACFT WAS NOT IDENTED. AT THIS POINT THE ACFT REVERSED ITS COURSE AND RETURNED FOR LNDG AT LINDEN ARPT. FEW MINS AFTER THE ACFT ARRIVED UNDER ARPT; NEWARK TWR ASKED A HELI WHICH AT THAT TIME DEPARTED NEWARK FOR A LCL HELIPORT IN THE VICINITY OF LINDEN ARPT; TO IDENT THE LOW WING SINGLE ENG AIRPLANE FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF LINDEN ARPT. THE HELI PLT IDENTED MY AIRPLANE WHICH AT THAT TIME ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RWY 09. ATC THEREFORE INCORRECTLY ASSUMED THAT MY AIRPLANE PENETRATED THE TCA ILLEGALLY; AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NEWARK TWR WHEN THE FLT TERMINATED. I CALLED NEWARK TWR AND THE SUPVR TOLD ME THAT THE INCIDENT WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE GADO. THOROUGH PLANNING IS NECESSARY WHEN FLYING INTO UNFAMILIAR AIRSPACE. I THINK THE OTHER PLT FAILED TO DO SO; AND THUS HE ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE TCA. MY ACFT WAS IDENTED AS THE ONE THAT PENETRATED THE TCA BECAUSE THE TWO AIRPLANES INVOLVED LOOK THE SAME WHEN SPOTTED FROM A DISTANCE; AND BECAUSE ATC DID NOT EXERCISE PROPER CARE WHEN TRACKING A TCA PENETRATOR.