Small aircraft enters air traffic area prior to making contact.

Attributes
ACN	246603
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w32
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1300 msl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : adw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	246603
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed W32 for acy VFR. Contacted approach. Was told to contact andrews. Contacted andrews. Told I was entering their airspace. I was unfamiliar with local area. I believe scale on my TCA chart confused me in judging distance before turning on course to acy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENTERS ATA PRIOR TO MAKING CONTACT.

Narrative: DEPARTED W32 FOR ACY VFR. CONTACTED APCH. WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ANDREWS. CONTACTED ANDREWS. TOLD I WAS ENTERING THEIR AIRSPACE. I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH LCL AREA. I BELIEVE SCALE ON MY TCA CHART CONFUSED ME IN JUDGING DISTANCE BEFORE TURNING ON COURSE TO ACY.

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.