AA5 pilot reports entering class C airspace without a clearance after entering IMC inadvertently and...

Attributes
ACN	1138126
Time
Date	201312
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cheetah Tiger Traveler AA5 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 200 Flight Crew Type 140
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter VFR In IMC

Narrative:

I looked down and was in IFR lost positive control. Recovered and was able to regain level flight but saw I had busted airspace after exiting the clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AA5 pilot reports entering Class C airspace without a clearance after entering IMC inadvertently and losing control.

Narrative: I looked down and was in IFR lost positive control. Recovered and was able to regain level flight but saw I had busted airspace after exiting the clouds.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

AA5 pilot reports entering class C airspace without a clearance after entering IMC inadvertently and losing control.