Pilot was distracted by his new GPS and blundered into class B.

Attributes
ACN	439883
Time
Date	199906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dal.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	439883
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had just purchased a garmin pilot III GPS and was VFR with a cloud base under me. Approach was very busy, so I elected to stay out of class B, but misread my new GPS. What I thought was the boundary was actually love field's control zone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT WAS DISTRACTED BY HIS NEW GPS AND BLUNDERED INTO CLASS B.

Narrative: I HAD JUST PURCHASED A GARMIN PLT III GPS AND WAS VFR WITH A CLOUD BASE UNDER ME. APCH WAS VERY BUSY, SO I ELECTED TO STAY OUT OF CLASS B, BUT MISREAD MY NEW GPS. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE BOUNDARY WAS ACTUALLY LOVE FIELD'S CTL ZONE.

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.