C172 pilot reported entering airspace without radio communication due to confusion over an ATC hando...

Attributes
ACN	1582903
Time
Date	201810
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	RYY.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 780 Flight Crew Type 700
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

I was flying to get a transponder check at ryy. En-route I flew over dobbins airspace; and contacted their controller before entering their airspace. Since my route would take me directly from dobbins airspace to cobb county's airspace; I asked the controller if she would hand me off; or if I would need to contact [them] before entry. The controller asked me to stand by; and notify me to change frequency as I was about to enter the airspace. I change the frequency shortly before entering the airspace; but the frequency was busy; and I was not sure if the controller had handed me off or not. The frequency was quite busy; and there was not an opening to speak with ATC until I was already in the airspace; at which point it was clear that my aircraft was disrupting the planned traffic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 pilot reported entering airspace without radio communication due to confusion over an ATC handoff.

Narrative: I was flying to get a transponder check at RYY. En-route I flew over Dobbins airspace; and contacted their controller before entering their airspace. Since my route would take me directly from Dobbins airspace to Cobb County's airspace; I asked the controller if she would hand me off; or if I would need to contact [them] before entry. The controller asked me to stand by; and notify me to change frequency as I was about to enter the airspace. I change the frequency shortly before entering the airspace; but the frequency was busy; and I was not sure if the controller had handed me off or not. The frequency was quite busy; and there was not an opening to speak with ATC until I was already in the airspace; at which point it was clear that my aircraft was disrupting the planned traffic.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.