Narrative:

Cleared through class B airspace at 5500 ft on course. Scattered to broken with tops slightly above 5500 ft. Requested 7500 ft. Advised to make request with next controller. Frequency congestion delayed request. Climbed to 5900 ft to maintain VFR. It was either climb or become IMC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 CLBS WITHOUT CLRNC IN CLASS B AIRSPACE TO REMAIN CLR OF CLOUDS WHEN UNABLE TO CONTACT CTLR.

Narrative: CLRED THROUGH CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 5500 FT ON COURSE. SCATTERED TO BROKEN WITH TOPS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 5500 FT. REQUESTED 7500 FT. ADVISED TO MAKE REQUEST WITH NEXT CTLR. FREQ CONGESTION DELAYED REQUEST. CLBED TO 5900 FT TO MAINTAIN VFR. IT WAS EITHER CLB OR BECOME IMC.

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.