Pilot of a kitfox experimental aircraft flew into class C airspace with no transponder.

Attributes
ACN	407850
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Amateur (Home) Built
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 : 35 flight time total : 110 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	407850
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
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:

May have flown under or into class C airspace in a plane not equipped with a transponder, due to visually misjudged distance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A KITFOX EXPERIMENTAL ACFT FLEW INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITH NO XPONDER.

Narrative: MAY HAVE FLOWN UNDER OR INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE IN A PLANE NOT EQUIPPED WITH A XPONDER, DUE TO VISUALLY MISJUDGED DISTANCE.

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.