Erroneous penetration of class C airspace prior to clearance.

Attributes
ACN	315590
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dab airport : 44j
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab
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	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 1750 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	315590
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 5 at 44J spruce creek airport and turned left while calling ATC to pick up IFR clearance. Aircraft entered class C airspace before clearance was issued. Controller brought this to my attention. This turn resulted in entering class C airspace before establishing radio contact. There was no apparent traffic conflict. This event was caused by unfamiliarity with the area (I arrived at night while IFR) and by inadequate preflight planning. I did not expect to enter class C so quickly after departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ERRONEOUS PENETRATION OF CLASS C AIRSPACE PRIOR TO CLRNC.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 5 AT 44J SPRUCE CREEK ARPT AND TURNED L WHILE CALLING ATC TO PICK UP IFR CLRNC. ACFT ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE BEFORE CLRNC WAS ISSUED. CTLR BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTN. THIS TURN RESULTED IN ENTERING CLASS C AIRSPACE BEFORE ESTABLISHING RADIO CONTACT. THERE WAS NO APPARENT TFC CONFLICT. THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE AREA (I ARRIVED AT NIGHT WHILE IFR) AND BY INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING. I DID NOT EXPECT TO ENTER CLASS C SO QUICKLY AFTER DEP.

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.