Narrative:

Departed mmu for a flight up the hudson river corridor. Flew south to clear new york class B. Visibility was 5 mi in haze. Due to lack of attention I turned east too soon and overflew linden, which was when I realized the problem. I immediately turned south again and began descending from 1800 ft (should have been at 1500 ft) to 800 ft (should have been at 500 ft at that point).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A PLANNED VFR FLT TO REMAIN UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE. LOW VISIBILITY CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS OF POSITIONAL AWARENESS.

Narrative: DEPARTED MMU FOR A FLT UP THE HUDSON RIVER CORRIDOR. FLEW S TO CLR NEW YORK CLASS B. VISIBILITY WAS 5 MI IN HAZE. DUE TO LACK OF ATTN I TURNED E TOO SOON AND OVERFLEW LINDEN, WHICH WAS WHEN I REALIZED THE PROB. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED S AGAIN AND BEGAN DSNDING FROM 1800 FT (SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 1500 FT) TO 800 FT (SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT 500 FT AT THAT POINT).

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.