Small aircraft pilot accidentally entered sna class C airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	421080
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sli
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	421080
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a flight from poc (brackett) to see (gillespi), sna approach was too busy for VFR flight following through class C clearance of ont class C. So I followed a highway to avoid ont class C. Then I was going to turn southeast to see. I followed the highway too far and found myself in sna class C airspace. Intruded perhaps 4 mi into airspace at 3500 ft. Exited as soon as I realized my mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT ACCIDENTALLY ENTERED SNA CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM POC (BRACKETT) TO SEE (GILLESPI), SNA APCH WAS TOO BUSY FOR VFR FLT FOLLOWING THROUGH CLASS C CLRNC OF ONT CLASS C. SO I FOLLOWED A HWY TO AVOID ONT CLASS C. THEN I WAS GOING TO TURN SE TO SEE. I FOLLOWED THE HWY TOO FAR AND FOUND MYSELF IN SNA CLASS C AIRSPACE. INTRUDED PERHAPS 4 MI INTO AIRSPACE AT 3500 FT. EXITED AS SOON AS I REALIZED MY MISTAKE.

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.