A PA28 PLT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE BAY AREA AND BLUNDERED INTO SFO CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Synopsis
A PA28 PLT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE BAY AREA AND BLUNDERED INTO SFO CLASS B AIRSPACE.
Narrative
DEPARTED 2V1 ARPT AND OPENED IFR FLT PLAN WITH ZDV. SOON AFTER; CTLR REQUESTED ME TO CLB TO 15000 FT. WX WAS CLR; WINDS FAVORED MY ALT OF 12000 FT; SO I ASKED TO REMAIN THERE WITH FLT FOLLOWING AND WAS GIVEN THE OK. AFTER I WAS ALMOST AT MY DEST OF HAF; STOCKTON APCH GAVE ME 8000 FT AND HANDED ME OFF TO BAY APCH. BAY APCH ASKED IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND MY REPLY WAS 'NEGATIVE AND ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.' BAY APCH THEN GAVE ME 3500 FT ON HDG OF 170 DEGS. THE NEXT COM WAS CLRED TO 3000 FT ON HDG OF 240 DEGS. THE NEXT COM WAS FLY TO MOFFETT ARPT; MAINTAIN 3000 FT. THE NEXT COM OVER MOFFETT FIELD WAS 'CLRED TO HAF; MAINTAIN 3000 FT' THEN I WAS GIVEN A HDOF TO ANOTHER BAY APCH. THE NEW FREQ WAS VERY CONGESTED AND AS SOON AS I ESTABLISHED CONTACT; THE NEW CTLR TOLD ME I WAS IN THE TCA WITHOUT CLRNC. MY REPLY WAS 'I WAS JUST HANDED OFF TO YOU.' HIS REPLY WAS 'YOU ARE IN THE TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.' INSTEAD OF TELLING ME WHICH WAY TO GO (UP; DOWN; R OR L) HE DID NONE OF THAT. AS HAF WAS VISIBLE IN FRONT OF ME; THE LOGICAL THING FOR ME TO DO WAS PROCEED TO HAF AT THAT TIME. I TOLD THE CTLR I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND THAT TIME HE TOLD ME I WAS 'CLRED FOR THE VISUAL; SQUAWK VFR; FREQ CHANGE APPROVED AND YOU ARE IN THE TCA WITHOUT CLRNC.' I THEN LANDED AT HAF AND CLOSED MY FLT PLAN.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.