Narrative:

I departed lgb runway 30 with left downwind departure for repos leg to ont. No radar services were offered. I had reviewed the VFR terminal area chart before departure and decided that a climb to 5500 ft MSL would keep me clear of class B airspace. At approximately 3 NM southwest of sli VOR I noted that I had drifted west of course, which may have put me inside the los angeles class B airspace west of the sli VOR (5000-12000 ft MSL). This occurred while I was looking for the approach control frequency after leaving the lgb air traffic area. I had been expecting to be given a frequency change by the tower and was unprepared to find the frequency. Better preparation and knowledge of the area and frequencys for the area would have prevented this occurrence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH BE99, ON A REPOSITIONING FLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A VFR LEVELOFF ALT.

Narrative: I DEPARTED LGB RWY 30 WITH L DOWNWIND DEP FOR REPOS LEG TO ONT. NO RADAR SVCS WERE OFFERED. I HAD REVIEWED THE VFR TERMINAL AREA CHART BEFORE DEP AND DECIDED THAT A CLB TO 5500 FT MSL WOULD KEEP ME CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. AT APPROX 3 NM SW OF SLI VOR I NOTED THAT I HAD DRIFTED W OF COURSE, WHICH MAY HAVE PUT ME INSIDE THE LOS ANGELES CLASS B AIRSPACE W OF THE SLI VOR (5000-12000 FT MSL). THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS LOOKING FOR THE APCH CTL FREQ AFTER LEAVING THE LGB ATA. I HAD BEEN EXPECTING TO BE GIVEN A FREQ CHANGE BY THE TWR AND WAS UNPREPARED TO FIND THE FREQ. BETTER PREPARATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND FREQS FOR THE AREA WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS OCCURRENCE.

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.