Private pilot of an small aircraft sel penetrated class D airspace.

Attributes
ACN	322690
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alo
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : alo
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	322690
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot took off VFR at night from iowa city, ia, airport. Pilot was still setting up the plane and controls (climbing) when the class D airspace was entered without radio communication. When pilot leveled off he realized too late that he had entered the class D airspace without communicating. Pilot previously during an IFR flight that day from columbia, sc, to nashville, tn, and thence to iowa city, had gone 350 ft too low on an IFR clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PLT TOOK OFF VFR AT NIGHT FROM IOWA CITY, IA, ARPT. PLT WAS STILL SETTING UP THE PLANE AND CTLS (CLBING) WHEN THE CLASS D AIRSPACE WAS ENTERED WITHOUT RADIO COM. WHEN PLT LEVELED OFF HE REALIZED TOO LATE THAT HE HAD ENTERED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT COMMUNICATING. PLT PREVIOUSLY DURING AN IFR FLT THAT DAY FROM COLUMBIA, SC, TO NASHVILLE, TN, AND THENCE TO IOWA CITY, HAD GONE 350 FT TOO LOW ON AN IFR CLRNC.

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.