M20P pilot preoccupied, entered class B airspace without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	496090
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mkc.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mkc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	496090
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was climbing out of mkc on a heading of 245 degrees. The temperature outside was about 0 degrees F. I was in communication with mkc tower. My attention was focusing on the oil temperature, egt and cht due to the low outside air temperature. I also did not take into consideration the increased climb performance in the cold WX. I noticed that I had just probably climbed through the floor of the mkc class B airspace. I was at and just above 4000 ft MSL. I immediately corrected.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20P PLT PREOCCUPIED, ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: I WAS CLBING OUT OF MKC ON A HDG OF 245 DEGS. THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 0 DEGS F. I WAS IN COM WITH MKC TWR. MY ATTN WAS FOCUSING ON THE OIL TEMP, EGT AND CHT DUE TO THE LOW OUTSIDE AIR TEMP. I ALSO DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE INCREASED CLB PERFORMANCE IN THE COLD WX. I NOTICED THAT I HAD JUST PROBABLY CLBED THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE MKC CLASS B AIRSPACE. I WAS AT AND JUST ABOVE 4000 FT MSL. I IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED.

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.