A C182 private pilot inadvertently flies into the class B airspace at ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	504940
Time
Date	200103
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ord.vor
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 781 flight time type : 781
ASRS Report	504940
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : dme other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Initial segment of VFR flight around ord class B to travel south down lake michigan shoreline. Level at 2700 ft MSL and receiving advisories from ord approach. Monitoring distance from ord on DME. Saw 11.2 DME, became distraction. Next scan showed 9.9 DME. Turned 30 degrees north immediately and was greater than 10 DME in less than 1 min. Had new passenger and was pointing out landmarks. No mention from ord approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PVT PLT INADVERTENTLY FLIES INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: INITIAL SEGMENT OF VFR FLT AROUND ORD CLASS B TO TRAVEL S DOWN LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. LEVEL AT 2700 FT MSL AND RECEIVING ADVISORIES FROM ORD APCH. MONITORING DISTANCE FROM ORD ON DME. SAW 11.2 DME, BECAME DISTR. NEXT SCAN SHOWED 9.9 DME. TURNED 30 DEGS N IMMEDIATELY AND WAS GREATER THAN 10 DME IN LESS THAN 1 MIN. HAD NEW PAX AND WAS POINTING OUT LANDMARKS. NO MENTION FROM ORD APCH.

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.