Cross country flight entered arsa without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	185132
Time
Date	199107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : akr airport : 1g3
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 236
ASRS Report	185132
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Final leg of flight was from mfd to 7g3 flying 80 degree radial. Needle was centered and was within approximately 10-15 degree of compass. There was a 10-12 KT wind from northwest 290-300 degree and so I was compensating for the wind thus allowing the difference between the compass and directional gyro. From my DME I felt I was within 7-10 mi of 1g3 when I discovered I was directly over akron municipal akr. Upon discovering this I contacted akron (cak) tower and explained I was lost and penetrated their arsa. They told me to contact departure which I did. Departure control vectored me to kent st 1g3. 2 mistakes by pilot: 1) entry into arsa. 2) failure to terminate with departure when switching to kent. Why incursion incurred. Pilot went beyond range of mansfield mfd VOR. How to prevent: use better ground navigation. Contact approach to obtain vector in tight airspace. Work on navigation skills.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CROSS COUNTRY FLT ENTERED ARSA WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: FINAL LEG OF FLT WAS FROM MFD TO 7G3 FLYING 80 DEG RADIAL. NEEDLE WAS CENTERED AND WAS WITHIN APPROX 10-15 DEG OF COMPASS. THERE WAS A 10-12 KT WIND FROM NW 290-300 DEG AND SO I WAS COMPENSATING FOR THE WIND THUS ALLOWING THE DIFFERENCE BTWN THE COMPASS AND DIRECTIONAL GYRO. FROM MY DME I FELT I WAS WITHIN 7-10 MI OF 1G3 WHEN I DISCOVERED I WAS DIRECTLY OVER AKRON MUNICIPAL AKR. UPON DISCOVERING THIS I CONTACTED AKRON (CAK) TWR AND EXPLAINED I WAS LOST AND PENETRATED THEIR ARSA. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEP WHICH I DID. DEP CTL VECTORED ME TO KENT ST 1G3. 2 MISTAKES BY PLT: 1) ENTRY INTO ARSA. 2) FAILURE TO TERMINATE WITH DEP WHEN SWITCHING TO KENT. WHY INCURSION INCURRED. PLT WENT BEYOND RANGE OF MANSFIELD MFD VOR. HOW TO PREVENT: USE BETTER GND NAVIGATION. CONTACT APCH TO OBTAIN VECTOR IN TIGHT AIRSPACE. WORK ON NAV SKILLS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.