Narrative:

I departed old bridge airport, nj (3n6), on a flight for grand strand, sc (cre). The flight path was to be 3n6 to rbv to sby to cre. After takeoff, I proceeded to rbv VOR. My son, a student pilot, was in the right seat and at the controls. He was instructed by me to maintain a heading and climb out at a slow rate. Visibility was hazy, with sun directly in front of us. After takeoff I called mcguire AFB on 120.2 with no response. I tried calling them a few times and then decided to check to see if I had the correct frequency. Their frequency turned out to be 120.25 and I adjusted the radio appropriately. Now I was able to hear the controller on the frequency. I called 2 or 3 times on first radio with no response. I then switched to my second radio and called 2 more times. No response. I was puzzled by the lack of response and proceeded to look for the cause. After a short search of the possible causes, I determined that I was wearing the wrong headset. I then switched headsets and called 1 or 2 more times and finally received a response. I idented self as being at 1700 ft and adjacent their airport. The controller then asked if that was me 2 mi from airport. I said affirmative. I was then advised that I violated mcguire's airspace, to leave airspace and climb to 2500 ft. I turned north and climbed as quickly as possible to 2500 ft. It appears that I violated the class D airspace. Airspace incursion was due to attention being given to the radio problem and not aircraft location. Visibility was a secondary factor. Third was having the plane flown by someone who was not familiar with the class D airspace. Fourth, relying on my GPS which does not warn of class D airspace but does warn of class B and class C.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SINGLE ENG ACFT PLT ENTERS WRI AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I DEPARTED OLD BRIDGE ARPT, NJ (3N6), ON A FLT FOR GRAND STRAND, SC (CRE). THE FLT PATH WAS TO BE 3N6 TO RBV TO SBY TO CRE. AFTER TKOF, I PROCEEDED TO RBV VOR. MY SON, A STUDENT PLT, WAS IN THE R SEAT AND AT THE CTLS. HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY ME TO MAINTAIN A HDG AND CLBOUT AT A SLOW RATE. VISIBILITY WAS HAZY, WITH SUN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF US. AFTER TKOF I CALLED MCGUIRE AFB ON 120.2 WITH NO RESPONSE. I TRIED CALLING THEM A FEW TIMES AND THEN DECIDED TO CHK TO SEE IF I HAD THE CORRECT FREQ. THEIR FREQ TURNED OUT TO BE 120.25 AND I ADJUSTED THE RADIO APPROPRIATELY. NOW I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE CTLR ON THE FREQ. I CALLED 2 OR 3 TIMES ON FIRST RADIO WITH NO RESPONSE. I THEN SWITCHED TO MY SECOND RADIO AND CALLED 2 MORE TIMES. NO RESPONSE. I WAS PUZZLED BY THE LACK OF RESPONSE AND PROCEEDED TO LOOK FOR THE CAUSE. AFTER A SHORT SEARCH OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSES, I DETERMINED THAT I WAS WEARING THE WRONG HEADSET. I THEN SWITCHED HEADSETS AND CALLED 1 OR 2 MORE TIMES AND FINALLY RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I IDENTED SELF AS BEING AT 1700 FT AND ADJACENT THEIR ARPT. THE CTLR THEN ASKED IF THAT WAS ME 2 MI FROM ARPT. I SAID AFFIRMATIVE. I WAS THEN ADVISED THAT I VIOLATED MCGUIRE'S AIRSPACE, TO LEAVE AIRSPACE AND CLB TO 2500 FT. I TURNED N AND CLBED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO 2500 FT. IT APPEARS THAT I VIOLATED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. AIRSPACE INCURSION WAS DUE TO ATTN BEING GIVEN TO THE RADIO PROB AND NOT ACFT LOCATION. VISIBILITY WAS A SECONDARY FACTOR. THIRD WAS HAVING THE PLANE FLOWN BY SOMEONE WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. FOURTH, RELYING ON MY GPS WHICH DOES NOT WARN OF CLASS D AIRSPACE BUT DOES WARN OF CLASS B AND CLASS C.

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.