Small aircraft pilot navs into class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	316680
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	316680
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed gai en route to ezf (fredericksburg, va), VFR at 1400 ft MSL through corridor between dulles and dca. Temporarily lost track of location and noted 5 NM distance from dca on LORAN. Turned toward west immediately, then continued sbound. Contributing factors: unfamiliar area, dusk condition, narrow corridor. No other aircraft seen or involved. Possible intrusion into dca's class B airspace inadvertent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT NAVS INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: DEPARTED GAI ENRTE TO EZF (FREDERICKSBURG, VA), VFR AT 1400 FT MSL THROUGH CORRIDOR BTWN DULLES AND DCA. TEMPORARILY LOST TRACK OF LOCATION AND NOTED 5 NM DISTANCE FROM DCA ON LORAN. TURNED TOWARD W IMMEDIATELY, THEN CONTINUED SBOUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: UNFAMILIAR AREA, DUSK CONDITION, NARROW CORRIDOR. NO OTHER ACFT SEEN OR INVOLVED. POSSIBLE INTRUSION INTO DCA'S CLASS B AIRSPACE INADVERTENT.

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.