A lake pilot entered msp class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	447500
Time
Date	199908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Lake Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	447500
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While navigating with a terminal chart in hazy conditions, I saw a ground reference point that told me I may have been too close to msp airport. So I immediately turned away from the airport to avoid any controled airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LAKE PLT ENTERED MSP CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE NAVING WITH A TERMINAL CHART IN HAZY CONDITIONS, I SAW A GND REF POINT THAT TOLD ME I MAY HAVE BEEN TOO CLOSE TO MSP ARPT. SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AWAY FROM THE ARPT TO AVOID ANY CTLED AIRSPACE.

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.