EMS helicopter enters class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	295295
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	295295
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Late call entering class B airspace. No conflicts with other traffic, no incident other than entering several mi into the class B airspace prior to initial call. I was distracted due to a torque split between the two engines and simply had my head in the cockpit while making the proper adjustment. When I realized that I had not called prior to entering the class B airspace, I immediately called approach apologized and received clearance to proceed to my destination hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMS HELI ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: LATE CALL ENTERING CLASS B AIRSPACE. NO CONFLICTS WITH OTHER TFC, NO INCIDENT OTHER THAN ENTERING SEVERAL MI INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE PRIOR TO INITIAL CALL. I WAS DISTRACTED DUE TO A TORQUE SPLIT BTWN THE TWO ENGS AND SIMPLY HAD MY HEAD IN THE COCKPIT WHILE MAKING THE PROPER ADJUSTMENT. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT CALLED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED APCH APOLOGIZED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO PROCEED TO MY DEST HOSPITAL.

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.