Pilot of an small aircraft sel accidently penetrated an air traffic area transiting underneath class...

Attributes
ACN	333240
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bvi
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bvi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
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 : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	333240
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flying yng-ewc VOR-agc, decided to go southwest of greater pit airport instead of northeast. Glanced at sectional, saw I'd be under class B airspace and didn't realize there were any twred airports on this route. Being quite concerned about how close I was to greater pit, I was looking at chart, then looked up and realized I about 1/2 mi from a paved airport. No situational awareness. I had no idea which one it was, so couldn't call them, etc. Immediately turned away from the field and turned on autoplt while I examined sectional more closely. Eventually found the airport on the chart but was already about 10 mi away by then. Preventing recurrence -- only fly flight planned rtes! No sudden decisions to go a different way when in unfamiliar territory. Closer attention to ground features and location. Also, not get so 'rusty' -- I'd flown only about 5 hours in the past 3 months.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACCIDENTLY PENETRATED AN ATA TRANSITING UNDERNEATH CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLYING YNG-EWC VOR-AGC, DECIDED TO GO SW OF GREATER PIT ARPT INSTEAD OF NE. GLANCED AT SECTIONAL, SAW I'D BE UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WERE ANY TWRED ARPTS ON THIS RTE. BEING QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW CLOSE I WAS TO GREATER PIT, I WAS LOOKING AT CHART, THEN LOOKED UP AND REALIZED I ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM A PAVED ARPT. NO SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. I HAD NO IDEA WHICH ONE IT WAS, SO COULDN'T CALL THEM, ETC. IMMEDIATELY TURNED AWAY FROM THE FIELD AND TURNED ON AUTOPLT WHILE I EXAMINED SECTIONAL MORE CLOSELY. EVENTUALLY FOUND THE ARPT ON THE CHART BUT WAS ALREADY ABOUT 10 MI AWAY BY THEN. PREVENTING RECURRENCE -- ONLY FLY FLT PLANNED RTES! NO SUDDEN DECISIONS TO GO A DIFFERENT WAY WHEN IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY. CLOSER ATTN TO GND FEATURES AND LOCATION. ALSO, NOT GET SO 'RUSTY' -- I'D FLOWN ONLY ABOUT 5 HRS IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS.

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 accidently penetrated an air traffic area transiting underneath class B airspace.