Pilot of a beech 36 inadvertently entered san class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	486520
Time
Date	200009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mzb.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 2857 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	486520
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertently intruded airspace upon departure brown field. Was so informed by socal approach as soon as I changed from tower frequency to socal to request flight following. Still do not know cause for I was following VFR corridor (I thought) and was on track from departure to mzb VOR below 3300 ft. Socal controller immediately vectored me out of area. Incident lasted only a few mins (seconds?). Cause: my lack of familiarity with area, and charts not very clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH 36 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED SAN CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: INADVERTENTLY INTRUDED AIRSPACE UPON DEP BROWN FIELD. WAS SO INFORMED BY SOCAL APCH AS SOON AS I CHANGED FROM TWR FREQ TO SOCAL TO REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING. STILL DO NOT KNOW CAUSE FOR I WAS FOLLOWING VFR CORRIDOR (I THOUGHT) AND WAS ON TRACK FROM DEP TO MZB VOR BELOW 3300 FT. SOCAL CTLR IMMEDIATELY VECTORED ME OUT OF AREA. INCIDENT LASTED ONLY A FEW MINS (SECONDS?). CAUSE: MY LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AREA, AND CHARTS NOT VERY CLR.

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.