Pilot enters msp class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	415480
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msp
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
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 : 8 flight time total : 199 flight time type : 199
ASRS Report	415480
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Entered class B airspace (msp) by mistake. Mistook msp airport for fcm. Entered class B airspace for at least 1 mi. Took corrective actions to leave class B airspace when realized. DME equipment inoperative. Will use flight following and GPS navigation to prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ENTERS MSP CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE (MSP) BY MISTAKE. MISTOOK MSP ARPT FOR FCM. ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR AT LEAST 1 MI. TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO LEAVE CLASS B AIRSPACE WHEN REALIZED. DME EQUIP INOP. WILL USE FLT FOLLOWING AND GPS NAV TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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.