C172 instructor and pilot were told they penetrated bdl class C.

Attributes
ACN	474390
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	474390
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departing skylark airport, my student requested radar services from bradley tower and requested a transition to simsbury airport. While in the skylark traffic pattern bradley tower advised us that we were in the class C airspace, after he told us to remain clear. Bradley tower then cleared us to the simsbury airport. Concise and clear communications would improve the problem. ATC could have given a heading that he wanted us on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 INSTRUCTOR AND PLT WERE TOLD THEY PENETRATED BDL CLASS C.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING SKYLARK ARPT, MY STUDENT REQUESTED RADAR SVCS FROM BRADLEY TWR AND REQUESTED A TRANSITION TO SIMSBURY ARPT. WHILE IN THE SKYLARK TFC PATTERN BRADLEY TWR ADVISED US THAT WE WERE IN THE CLASS C AIRSPACE, AFTER HE TOLD US TO REMAIN CLR. BRADLEY TWR THEN CLRED US TO THE SIMSBURY ARPT. CONCISE AND CLR COMS WOULD IMPROVE THE PROB. ATC COULD HAVE GIVEN A HEADING THAT HE WANTED US ON.

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.