Small aircraft GA depart vgt no flight plan and when contacting las departure controller for clearance through class B airspace, is advised has already penetrated. Floor 4000 ft and aircraft maintaining 4400 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	363188
Time
Date	199703
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las airport : vgt
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4400 msl bound upper : 4400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
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 : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	363188
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed vgt, VFR to arizona with squawk and frequency from vgt tower on 'suggested heading' of 220 degrees behind 2 twins. Called mccarran approach for class B clearance. While awaiting clearance, controller advised 'well, technically you're already in the class B, but...' my GPS showed us below the floor for our sector. I then descended below the '4000 ft' he stated was the floor and flew southwest until well clear. I believe the major contributing factor was that I was mad at 'ATC system' which distracted me from monitoring the accuracy of the hand-held GPS because: 1) departing vgt I called #1 but the tower controller missed my first call so I called again after the first twin. Then another twin called ready. Tower put me behind both of them. 2) in the air, same thing all over. I called departure for clearance but mccarran gave the twins a clearance but not me. I was attempting to remain clear of class B but skirting it as close as possible to get around to the southwest. 3) approach finally gave me my turn but told me to turn north which was completely the wrong direction so I just asked him to verify we were clear of class B and squawked 1200. That's when he told me we were 'technically' inside class B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA GA DEPART VGT NO FLT PLAN AND WHEN CONTACTING LAS DEP CTLR FOR CLRNC THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE, IS ADVISED HAS ALREADY PENETRATED. FLOOR 4000 FT AND ACFT MAINTAINING 4400 FT.

Narrative: DEPARTED VGT, VFR TO ARIZONA WITH SQUAWK AND FREQ FROM VGT TWR ON 'SUGGESTED HEADING' OF 220 DEGS BEHIND 2 TWINS. CALLED MCCARRAN APCH FOR CLASS B CLRNC. WHILE AWAITING CLRNC, CTLR ADVISED 'WELL, TECHNICALLY YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE CLASS B, BUT...' MY GPS SHOWED US BELOW THE FLOOR FOR OUR SECTOR. I THEN DSNDED BELOW THE '4000 FT' HE STATED WAS THE FLOOR AND FLEW SW UNTIL WELL CLR. I BELIEVE THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THAT I WAS MAD AT 'ATC SYS' WHICH DISTRACTED ME FROM MONITORING THE ACCURACY OF THE HAND-HELD GPS BECAUSE: 1) DEPARTING VGT I CALLED #1 BUT THE TWR CTLR MISSED MY FIRST CALL SO I CALLED AGAIN AFTER THE FIRST TWIN. THEN ANOTHER TWIN CALLED READY. TWR PUT ME BEHIND BOTH OF THEM. 2) IN THE AIR, SAME THING ALL OVER. I CALLED DEP FOR CLRNC BUT MCCARRAN GAVE THE TWINS A CLRNC BUT NOT ME. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B BUT SKIRTING IT AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO GET AROUND TO THE SW. 3) APCH FINALLY GAVE ME MY TURN BUT TOLD ME TO TURN N WHICH WAS COMPLETELY THE WRONG DIRECTION SO I JUST ASKED HIM TO VERIFY WE WERE CLR OF CLASS B AND SQUAWKED 1200. THAT'S WHEN HE TOLD ME WE WERE 'TECHNICALLY' INSIDE CLASS B.

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.