A C172 pilot entered rnt class D airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	441950
Time
Date	199906
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rnt.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rnt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 34 flight time total : 190 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	441950
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was on a pleasure flight in the seattle area and was concentrating too hard on avoiding the sea class B airspace. I may have clipped the outer boundary of the renton class D airspace and am only aware of it because a renton ATC controller tracked me down on another airport's CTAF. He scolded me and said I should have known better since he recognized the tail number as one of the planes being from renton. I was disturbed that he wouldn't take the time to talk about it since I offered to drive down to the tower after the flight or give him a call. He refused. I have taken the time recently to situation down and thoroughly study all airspace in the surrounding area so I am never caught off guard like this again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT ENTERED RNT CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS ON A PLEASURE FLT IN THE SEATTLE AREA AND WAS CONCENTRATING TOO HARD ON AVOIDING THE SEA CLASS B AIRSPACE. I MAY HAVE CLIPPED THE OUTER BOUNDARY OF THE RENTON CLASS D AIRSPACE AND AM ONLY AWARE OF IT BECAUSE A RENTON ATC CTLR TRACKED ME DOWN ON ANOTHER ARPT'S CTAF. HE SCOLDED ME AND SAID I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER SINCE HE RECOGNIZED THE TAIL NUMBER AS ONE OF THE PLANES BEING FROM RENTON. I WAS DISTURBED THAT HE WOULDN'T TAKE THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT SINCE I OFFERED TO DRIVE DOWN TO THE TWR AFTER THE FLT OR GIVE HIM A CALL. HE REFUSED. I HAVE TAKEN THE TIME RECENTLY TO SIT DOWN AND THOROUGHLY STUDY ALL AIRSPACE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA SO I AM NEVER CAUGHT OFF GUARD LIKE THIS AGAIN.

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.