SMA PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC WHILE UNDER TWR CTL AT ADJACENT ARPT.
Synopsis
SMA PLT ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC WHILE UNDER TWR CTL AT ADJACENT ARPT.
Narrative
I CALLED FSS FOR WX BRIEFING. TALKED OVER WHERE I WAS; WHERE I WAS GOING AND DISCUSSED ALT AND WX ALONG RTE. CALLED GND CTL AT 'SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS' ARPT. I ASKED IF THEY HAD A CLRNC DELIVERY. HE SAID YES; I'M IT; GO AHEAD. I TOLD HIM WHERE I WAS AND WHERE I WAS GOING; WHAT HDG AND AT WHAT ALT. HE SAID OK; THEN TO TAXI. I DID. AFTER RUNUP I CALLED THE TWR (SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS); HE SAID OK TO DEPART AND STAY ON RWY HDG. I DID. TWR THEN SAID TO TURN N UNTIL OVER RIVER THEN PROCEED ON COURSE. I DID (ALL THE TIME CLBING). AFTER A BRIEF TIME (APPROX 5 MINS) I CALLED THE TWR TO ASK IF THEY WERE GOING TO TURN ME OVER TO 'ST LOUIS INTL' APCH CTL. THE TWR ASKED IF I WANTED TO CHANGE FREQS. I SAID YES! I THEN CALLED 'ST LOUIS INTL' APCH CTL. WHEN ANSWERED I TOLD THEM WHO; WHERE AND WHAT I WANTED. APCH IDENTED ME RIGHT AWAY. HE ASKED IF I KNEW I WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. I SAID YES. HE GAVE ME CLRNC AT THAT TIME TO PROCEED; HOWEVER TO CALL HIS SUPVR WHEN I LANDED. I DID; TALKED TO SUPVR AND TOLD HIM THIS SAME STORY. I HAVE BEEN FLYING FOR OVER 17 YRS WITH NO MISHAPS; IN AND AROUND RADAR AREAS. I TRY VERY HARD TO OBEY ALL RULES AND REGS. I HAVE FLOWN IN AND OUT OF THE UNITED STATES SEVERAL TIMES. EVEN THEN THE FSS AND/OR SOME APCH CTLR WILL DISCUSS MY WHERE-ABOUTS WITH ARPTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. IT TRULY INTERESTS ME THAT THE 'SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS' PEOPLE WON'T LET THE 'ST LOUIS INTL' PEOPLE KNOW OF ONE'S LOCATION AND PATH. SUGGESTION: THE 'SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS' CLRNC DELIVERY PEOPLE KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING; AND THEY KNEW WHAT ALT; MAYBE THEY COULD HAVE ASKED ME IF I HAD CLRNC; THEN AT LEAST I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THEY DIDN'T.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.