GA pilot of small aircraft possibly entered class C airspace without permission at ont, ca.

Attributes
ACN	417979
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	417979
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from redlands, ca, to torrance, ca, while I was trying to avoid thunderstorms in the area, I may have inadvertently flown into class C airspace without permission. I was not in communication with anyone at the time, but it is possible that I entered ont's class C airspace. On leaving redlands airport, I turned south to a heading of approximately 190 degrees and crossed over the interstate 10. I stayed between interstate 10 and the california 60 fwy and headed west at 250 degrees. There were clouds on my left and a thunderstorm to the north. Visibility was hazy but with approximately 2 mi visibility. When I saw ont in the distance, I turned south to a heading of 190 degrees and I was still at 2000 ft. I did not see any aircraft going into ont or anywhere in my vicinity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT OF SMALL ACFT POSSIBLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION AT ONT, CA.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM REDLANDS, CA, TO TORRANCE, CA, WHILE I WAS TRYING TO AVOID TSTMS IN THE AREA, I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY FLOWN INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT PERMISSION. I WAS NOT IN COM WITH ANYONE AT THE TIME, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I ENTERED ONT'S CLASS C AIRSPACE. ON LEAVING REDLANDS ARPT, I TURNED S TO A HDG OF APPROX 190 DEGS AND CROSSED OVER THE INTERSTATE 10. I STAYED BTWN INTERSTATE 10 AND THE CALIFORNIA 60 FWY AND HEADED W AT 250 DEGS. THERE WERE CLOUDS ON MY L AND A TSTM TO THE N. VISIBILITY WAS HAZY BUT WITH APPROX 2 MI VISIBILITY. WHEN I SAW ONT IN THE DISTANCE, I TURNED S TO A HDG OF 190 DEGS AND I WAS STILL AT 2000 FT. I DID NOT SEE ANY ACFT GOING INTO ONT OR ANYWHERE IN MY VICINITY.

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.