Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently penetrated class B airspace during a VFR departure from...

Attributes
ACN	296170
Time
Date	199502
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zlc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 751 flight time type : 225
ASRS Report	296170
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departure from teb under departure control with identify code en route to orh. Clear sky 30 NM visibility. Instructions were to make a left turn and not enter class B (ny) airspace (en route to VOR cmx via tapanzee bridge). After clearing airport vicinity and maintaining 1500 ft for about 3 mins at 160 KTS I began a climb and penetrated the floor of class B airspace which I had thought was 3000 ft for my area. But there was an 1800 ft extension I misjudged on my TCA chart. This was an unfamiliar airport and the fixes I was using were a mi ahead of the plane. Departure notified me of the penetration and I immediately descended. I was then handed off to ny departure and given permission to enter the airspace and climb. Upon reflection and studying the chart closer I could see how I climbed too early in the congested space around teb. Fortunately there were no other planes in the area (but that is why I wanted to climb out of possible low level potential conflicts, as soon as possible). The 30 NM LORAN warning is fine but once under a TCA/class B visual references are primarily the factors to determine limits unless a fixed route is planned, and then the DME readout would somewhat help. Alternatively when warned to stay clear of class B and altitude reminder would offer additional help to the pilot who is juggling enough checklist items and trying to gauge location visually. A map is not always precise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A VFR DEP FROM ONE OF MANY ARPTS BENEATH THE AIRSPACE. IN PROX OF MULTIPLE ARPTS.

Narrative: DEP FROM TEB UNDER DEP CTL WITH IDENT CODE ENRTE TO ORH. CLR SKY 30 NM VISIBILITY. INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO MAKE A L TURN AND NOT ENTER CLASS B (NY) AIRSPACE (ENRTE TO VOR CMX VIA TAPANZEE BRIDGE). AFTER CLRING ARPT VICINITY AND MAINTAINING 1500 FT FOR ABOUT 3 MINS AT 160 KTS I BEGAN A CLB AND PENETRATED THE FLOOR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE WHICH I HAD THOUGHT WAS 3000 FT FOR MY AREA. BUT THERE WAS AN 1800 FT EXTENSION I MISJUDGED ON MY TCA CHART. THIS WAS AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT AND THE FIXES I WAS USING WERE A MI AHEAD OF THE PLANE. DEP NOTIFIED ME OF THE PENETRATION AND I IMMEDIATELY DSNDED. I WAS THEN HANDED OFF TO NY DEP AND GIVEN PERMISSION TO ENTER THE AIRSPACE AND CLB. UPON REFLECTION AND STUDYING THE CHART CLOSER I COULD SEE HOW I CLBED TOO EARLY IN THE CONGESTED SPACE AROUND TEB. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER PLANES IN THE AREA (BUT THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO CLB OUT OF POSSIBLE LOW LEVEL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, ASAP). THE 30 NM LORAN WARNING IS FINE BUT ONCE UNDER A TCA/CLASS B VISUAL REFS ARE PRIMARILY THE FACTORS TO DETERMINE LIMITS UNLESS A FIXED RTE IS PLANNED, AND THEN THE DME READOUT WOULD SOMEWHAT HELP. ALTERNATIVELY WHEN WARNED TO STAY CLR OF CLASS B AND ALT REMINDER WOULD OFFER ADDITIONAL HELP TO THE PLT WHO IS JUGGLING ENOUGH CHKLIST ITEMS AND TRYING TO GAUGE LOCATION VISUALLY. A MAP IS NOT ALWAYS PRECISE.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently penetrated class B airspace during a VFR departure from one of many airports beneath the airspace. In proximity of multiple airports.