A private pilot on a cross country flight from laf to mqy to owb decides to fly touch-and-go lndgs a...

Attributes
ACN	430157
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mqy.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2100 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mqy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 140 flight time type : 24
ASRS Report	430157
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on solo cross country flight from laf to mqy to owb to laf. As I approached mqy from the north, I was talking to bna approach. As they cleared me to descend to pattern altitude at mqy, he handed me off to smyrna (mqy) tower. I told smyrna tower I was inbound from the north about 5 mi out and inbound for a landing. Then shortly before I entered my downwind leg for runway 32 I asked the tower if I could make a touch-and-go and then proceed northbound thereafter. That was approved and as I climbed out after my touch-and-go, I climbed to 1600 ft MSL and made a r-hand turn out of the pattern to the north. I was aware that I was nearing the base of the overlying class C airspace. Just then the tower controller told us 'squawk 1200 good day' and by then I was at 2200 ft, which is 100 ft above the base of the overlying class C. I was fully expecting the controller to hand me off to the bna departure controller, but he didn't. I was thinking that since I was in class D airspace when I departed mqy that I had more space above me than I did. Bottom line is that I was expecting a handoff and I thought I had at least 500 ft more to go before I climbed into bna airspace. But I really should and will in the future watch my altitude more closely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT ON A XCOUNTRY FLT FROM LAF TO MQY TO OWB DECIDES TO FLY TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS AT MQY AND INADVERTENTLY CLBS INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS ON SOLO XCOUNTRY FLT FROM LAF TO MQY TO OWB TO LAF. AS I APCHED MQY FROM THE N, I WAS TALKING TO BNA APCH. AS THEY CLRED ME TO DSND TO PATTERN ALT AT MQY, HE HANDED ME OFF TO SMYRNA (MQY) TWR. I TOLD SMYRNA TWR I WAS INBOUND FROM THE N ABOUT 5 MI OUT AND INBOUND FOR A LNDG. THEN SHORTLY BEFORE I ENTERED MY DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 32 I ASKED THE TWR IF I COULD MAKE A TOUCH-AND-GO AND THEN PROCEED NBOUND THEREAFTER. THAT WAS APPROVED AND AS I CLBED OUT AFTER MY TOUCH-AND-GO, I CLBED TO 1600 FT MSL AND MADE A R-HAND TURN OUT OF THE PATTERN TO THE N. I WAS AWARE THAT I WAS NEARING THE BASE OF THE OVERLYING CLASS C AIRSPACE. JUST THEN THE TWR CTLR TOLD US 'SQUAWK 1200 GOOD DAY' AND BY THEN I WAS AT 2200 FT, WHICH IS 100 FT ABOVE THE BASE OF THE OVERLYING CLASS C. I WAS FULLY EXPECTING THE CTLR TO HAND ME OFF TO THE BNA DEP CTLR, BUT HE DIDN'T. I WAS THINKING THAT SINCE I WAS IN CLASS D AIRSPACE WHEN I DEPARTED MQY THAT I HAD MORE SPACE ABOVE ME THAN I DID. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I WAS EXPECTING A HDOF AND I THOUGHT I HAD AT LEAST 500 FT MORE TO GO BEFORE I CLBED INTO BNA AIRSPACE. BUT I REALLY SHOULD AND WILL IN THE FUTURE WATCH MY ALT MORE CLOSELY.

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.

A private pilot on a cross country flight from laf to mqy to owb decides to fly touch-and-go lndgs at mqy and inadvertently climbs into class C airspace.