CPR SMT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE N90 TCA.
Synopsis
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.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.