Pilot of a mooney M20J inadvertently climbed into class C airspace without contact with them. The airport tower she had just departed alerted her to her error.

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Attributes
ACN	341730
Time
Date	199607
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo airport : hwd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : hwd tower : dpa
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	341730
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was talking to hayward tower and departing to the east toward stockton. I was in a climb and climbed through 1500 ft which is the floor of oak class C airspace to 1600 ft. Hwd alerted me to what I had done and I quickly descended to 1400 ft to stay well clear of the airspace. While I do not need permission to enter class C, I do need to be talking to them to enter. In the future I will keep my map close and not allow myself to become complacent no matter how well I think that I know the airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A MOONEY M20J INADVERTENTLY CLBED INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CONTACT WITH THEM. THE ARPT TWR SHE HAD JUST DEPARTED ALERTED HER TO HER ERROR.

Narrative: I WAS TALKING TO HAYWARD TWR AND DEPARTING TO THE E TOWARD STOCKTON. I WAS IN A CLB AND CLBED THROUGH 1500 FT WHICH IS THE FLOOR OF OAK CLASS C AIRSPACE TO 1600 FT. HWD ALERTED ME TO WHAT I HAD DONE AND I QUICKLY DSNDED TO 1400 FT TO STAY WELL CLR OF THE AIRSPACE. WHILE I DO NOT NEED PERMISSION TO ENTER CLASS C, I DO NEED TO BE TALKING TO THEM TO ENTER. IN THE FUTURE I WILL KEEP MY MAP CLOSE AND NOT ALLOW MYSELF TO BECOME COMPLACENT NO MATTER HOW WELL I THINK THAT I KNOW THE AIRSPACE.

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.