Pilot of a cessna 182 inadvertently entered class C airspace due to lack of planning prior to depart...

Attributes
ACN	439609
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 17 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	439609
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing long beach airport and reaching 4500 ft proceeded north across lax through sfra (special flight route area) to santa monica VOR then established on V-23 northbound. Shortly after this I noticed on the los angeles tac that V-23 went through the western edge of the burbank class C. I was at 4500 ft, the top of the class C is 4800 ft. I turned left and proceeded to the west of the airway and climbed to 6500 ft eventually. I believe I did possibly catch the western edge of the class C. After turning I did attempt contact with socal who gave me a center frequency for flight following, but were busy. Better study of an unfamiliar route beforehand hand would have precluded this, though coming out of the lax sfra (special flight route area) and proceeding north on V-23 can be a bit of a 'gotcha' with the burbank class C top at 4800 ft. Does burbank really need that little bit? I expect immediate contact with socal when coming out of the corridor would have saved this from happening too. I had a fairly stressful day with some disappointment so would probably have done well to have left the flight until later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 182 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE DUE TO LACK OF PLANNING PRIOR TO DEP REGARDING PROX OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE AND THE VFR CORRIDOR THROUGH THE ADJACENT CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING LONG BEACH ARPT AND REACHING 4500 FT PROCEEDED N ACROSS LAX THROUGH SFRA (SPECIAL FLT RTE AREA) TO SANTA MONICA VOR THEN ESTABLISHED ON V-23 NBOUND. SHORTLY AFTER THIS I NOTICED ON THE LOS ANGELES TAC THAT V-23 WENT THROUGH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE BURBANK CLASS C. I WAS AT 4500 FT, THE TOP OF THE CLASS C IS 4800 FT. I TURNED L AND PROCEEDED TO THE W OF THE AIRWAY AND CLBED TO 6500 FT EVENTUALLY. I BELIEVE I DID POSSIBLY CATCH THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE CLASS C. AFTER TURNING I DID ATTEMPT CONTACT WITH SOCAL WHO GAVE ME A CTR FREQ FOR FLT FOLLOWING, BUT WERE BUSY. BETTER STUDY OF AN UNFAMILIAR RTE BEFOREHAND HAND WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THIS, THOUGH COMING OUT OF THE LAX SFRA (SPECIAL FLT RTE AREA) AND PROCEEDING N ON V-23 CAN BE A BIT OF A 'GOTCHA' WITH THE BURBANK CLASS C TOP AT 4800 FT. DOES BURBANK REALLY NEED THAT LITTLE BIT? I EXPECT IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH SOCAL WHEN COMING OUT OF THE CORRIDOR WOULD HAVE SAVED THIS FROM HAPPENING TOO. I HAD A FAIRLY STRESSFUL DAY WITH SOME DISAPPOINTMENT SO WOULD PROBABLY HAVE DONE WELL TO HAVE LEFT THE FLT UNTIL LATER.

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.

Pilot of a cessna 182 inadvertently entered class C airspace due to lack of planning prior to departure regarding proximity of the class C airspace and the VFR corridor through the adjacent class B airspace.