UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Date: 1992-01 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft

Anomalies: deviation-track-heading-all-types|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|other-airspace-violation-entry-or-exit

Synopsis

UNAUTHORIZED PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative

AFTER 3 TOUCH AND GO'S FROM RWY 27 AT BVY; DEPARTED L TURNOUT S TOWARD SALEM MA HARBOR ON PHOTO MISSION OF SALEM MA. FOLLOWED COAST S PAST PWR STATION TOWARD LYNN MA. AT 1300 FT; TCA FLOOR AT 2000 FT (ALTS MSL). MADE 180 DEG TURN OVER LYNN TO AVOID TCA FLOOR AT SURFACE. (BVY TWR HAD JUST ASKED ME TO 'IDENT'; LOCATED ME 8 MI S OF BVY AS GAVE PERMISSION TO CHANGE FREQ.) COMPLETED PHOTO MISSION AND CONTACTED BVY OVER SALEM FOR MORE TOUCH AND GO'S. AFTER I TOUCH AND GO DEPARTED BVY TO THE E. BVY CONTACTED ME TO CALL TWR WHEN I RETURNED AND ASKED ME TO REMAIN BVY CTAF. I COMPLIED. AFTER CONTACT ON GND WITH BVY TWR; THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL BOS AND TALK WITH ASSISTANT SUPVR FOR WHAT THEY (BVY) THOUGHT TO BE A TCA VIOLATION. BOS ADVISED ME THAT I HAD VIOLATED THEIR TCA. I HAD FLOWN 1 MI INTO THEIR AIRSPACE ON FINAL FOR 22R. I WAS OBSERVED BY A 'TWIN' ACFT. NO INDICATION WAS MADE TO ME BY BOS THAT THIS SITUATION WAS A 'NEAR MISS' WITH ANY ACFT. THEY (BOS) ASKED ME IF I HAD SEEN THE TWIN; AND I SAID 'NO'. BOS ALSO SAID I WAS 4 MI FROM THEIR ARPT. THIS CONFUSED ME; BECAUSE THE TCA FLOOR TO THE SURFACE EXTENDS 8 MI FROM THE ARPT (BOS) AND I HAD PENETRATED 1 MI THE INTERFACE WITH BOS WAS BOTH 'COURTEOUS' AND PROFESSIONAL. BOS WANTED TO KNOW IF I UNDERSTOOD HOW DANGEROUS A SITUATION THIS WAS; AND I DID MY BEST TO CONVINCE THEM I DID. THE INTERFACE ENDED WITH BOS ADVISING ME A MORE SERIOUS FOLLOW-UP WOULD COME ABOUT IF I VIOLATED THEIR AIRSPACE AGAIN. BOS TOOK MY NAME; CERTIFICATE NO.; ETC. THE INCIDENT LEFT ME QUITE 'SHAKEN' AND STILL BOTHERS ME. I FEEL THE SITUATION WAS POOR JUDGEMENT AND 'SLOPPY FLYING' ON MY PART. I'VE MET WITH MY FLT INSTRUCTOR FOR SOME GND SCHOOLING; REVIEWING TCA'S CTLED AIRSPACE; IN PARTICULAR BOS. I REVIEWED PROC CONTACTING BOS APCH AND THEIR FREQ ALONG WITH USING 'FLT FOLLOWING' FOR ASSISTANCE SURROUNDING THE TCA AREA. I'M ALSO CONSIDERING JOINING THE FAA 'WINGS PROGRAM'.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.