BE55 pilot climbs into clt class B airspace thinking he was clear of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	499530
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : v37.airway
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	499530
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed monroe airport (eqy) sebound to join V37 to columbia (cae), under VFR conditions. Class B airspace in that area is 10000 ft ceiling and 6000 ft floor. Climbed to 6500 ft cruise altitude and assumed I had cleared the class B airspace. ATC reported I was in class B airspace. Part of the airspace changes the floor to 4600 ft. Pilot could have made radio contact with clt departure control which would have provided radar advisory, thus avoiding the incursion. Class B airspace could be raised to a higher level of 7000 ft or 8000 ft in the outer ring of the class B airspace. On long flts the use of both IFR en route low altitude charts and sectional aeronautical charts is confusing and difficult for a single pilot's use. Yet both charts are necessary in order to access all of the required information for class B airspace and the navigation airways. Pilot contributes the primary reason for the navigation error was a human factor. Shortly before takeoff, the pilot's wife, who accompanied the flight, was advised of a family problem with a daughter that the pilot, upon reflection, believes created an emotional stress during the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE55 PLT CLBS INTO CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE THINKING HE WAS CLR OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED MONROE ARPT (EQY) SEBOUND TO JOIN V37 TO COLUMBIA (CAE), UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. CLASS B AIRSPACE IN THAT AREA IS 10000 FT CEILING AND 6000 FT FLOOR. CLBED TO 6500 FT CRUISE ALT AND ASSUMED I HAD CLRED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. ATC RPTED I WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. PART OF THE AIRSPACE CHANGES THE FLOOR TO 4600 FT. PLT COULD HAVE MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH CLT DEP CTL WHICH WOULD HAVE PROVIDED RADAR ADVISORY, THUS AVOIDING THE INCURSION. CLASS B AIRSPACE COULD BE RAISED TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF 7000 FT OR 8000 FT IN THE OUTER RING OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. ON LONG FLTS THE USE OF BOTH IFR ENRTE LOW ALT CHARTS AND SECTIONAL AERO CHARTS IS CONFUSING AND DIFFICULT FOR A SINGLE PLT'S USE. YET BOTH CHARTS ARE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACCESS ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFO FOR CLASS B AIRSPACE AND THE NAV AIRWAYS. PLT CONTRIBUTES THE PRIMARY REASON FOR THE NAV ERROR WAS A HUMAN FACTOR. SHORTLY BEFORE TKOF, THE PLT'S WIFE, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FLT, WAS ADVISED OF A FAMILY PROB WITH A DAUGHTER THAT THE PLT, UPON REFLECTION, BELIEVES CREATED AN EMOTIONAL STRESS DURING THE FLT.

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.