Pilot of biplane entered class D airspace without clearance while sightseeing.

Attributes
ACN	389480
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cef
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cef
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	389480
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far 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:

Sightseeing -- flew into airspace of westover air force base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BIPLANE ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC WHILE SIGHTSEEING.

Narrative: SIGHTSEEING -- FLEW INTO AIRSPACE OF WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE.

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.