Narrative:

IFR flight plan was filed. When we contacted dtw clearance, they said there was nothing on file for us. We were located at the customs circle at dtw, we had no way to file a new flight plan unless we taxied back to an FBO and shut down. The WX was VFR, we requested a VFR departure and was told we would have to wait. After approximately 10 mins we were given a VFR departure clearance out of class B, up to 2500 ft. We took off, tower had us turn to 360 degrees. After we were 5-10 mi from dtw, our radar service was terminated by dtw tower. We verified this and they said affirmative, radar service terminated, proceed on course. I decided to climb to 5500 ft to avoid any airports and their airspace. We filed an IFR flight plan with lansing radio, then called dtw approach to pick up our clearance. Dtw then informed us that we had climbed through their arrival corridor, and caused an approaching aircraft to turn to miss us. The controller said that we should have been handed off to dtw departure and told us to call the dtw supervisor when we landed. I called, the supervisor told me that he wasn't going to pursue this. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that it was so awkward and inconvenient to attempt to refile the IFR flight plan at the airport customs location that it prompted his departing VFR. However, since he had not preflted for the 'VFR slam-dump' departure, and was totally not expecting the tower to terminate the radar service without transferring him to an approach controller, he climbed to get better communications with the FSS facility to refile. He had then not noted his geographical location and climbed into the class B airspace. He is taking steps to never do this again. There has been no contact from FAA regarding this matter. This operation was with a DC3 type aircraft operating under part 135 air cargo. He also stated that the first officer injured his head during the inbound flight due to WX turbulence and that they had diverted to this airport due to WX.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF CARGO DC3 CLBED BACK INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE FROM WHICH THEY HAD JUST DEPARTED.

Narrative: IFR FLT PLAN WAS FILED. WHEN WE CONTACTED DTW CLRNC, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ON FILE FOR US. WE WERE LOCATED AT THE CUSTOMS CIRCLE AT DTW, WE HAD NO WAY TO FILE A NEW FLT PLAN UNLESS WE TAXIED BACK TO AN FBO AND SHUT DOWN. THE WX WAS VFR, WE REQUESTED A VFR DEP AND WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT. AFTER APPROX 10 MINS WE WERE GIVEN A VFR DEP CLRNC OUT OF CLASS B, UP TO 2500 FT. WE TOOK OFF, TWR HAD US TURN TO 360 DEGS. AFTER WE WERE 5-10 MI FROM DTW, OUR RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED BY DTW TWR. WE VERIFIED THIS AND THEY SAID AFFIRMATIVE, RADAR SVC TERMINATED, PROCEED ON COURSE. I DECIDED TO CLB TO 5500 FT TO AVOID ANY ARPTS AND THEIR AIRSPACE. WE FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH LANSING RADIO, THEN CALLED DTW APCH TO PICK UP OUR CLRNC. DTW THEN INFORMED US THAT WE HAD CLBED THROUGH THEIR ARR CORRIDOR, AND CAUSED AN APCHING ACFT TO TURN TO MISS US. THE CTLR SAID THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDED OFF TO DTW DEP AND TOLD US TO CALL THE DTW SUPVR WHEN WE LANDED. I CALLED, THE SUPVR TOLD ME THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO PURSUE THIS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT IT WAS SO AWKWARD AND INCONVENIENT TO ATTEMPT TO REFILE THE IFR FLT PLAN AT THE ARPT CUSTOMS LOCATION THAT IT PROMPTED HIS DEPARTING VFR. HOWEVER, SINCE HE HAD NOT PREFLTED FOR THE 'VFR SLAM-DUMP' DEP, AND WAS TOTALLY NOT EXPECTING THE TWR TO TERMINATE THE RADAR SVC WITHOUT TRANSFERRING HIM TO AN APCH CTLR, HE CLBED TO GET BETTER COMS WITH THE FSS FACILITY TO REFILE. HE HAD THEN NOT NOTED HIS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND CLBED INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE IS TAKING STEPS TO NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTACT FROM FAA REGARDING THIS MATTER. THIS OP WAS WITH A DC3 TYPE ACFT OPERATING UNDER PART 135 AIR CARGO. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FO INJURED HIS HEAD DURING THE INBOUND FLT DUE TO WX TURB AND THAT THEY HAD DIVERTED TO THIS ARPT DUE TO WX.

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.