Low time C152 instructor pilot and student pilot enter the class B airspace of mci without clearance...

Attributes
ACN	509420
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 370
ASRS Report	509420
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I allowed my student to contact FSS and open our flight plan before contacting approach and receiving a class B clearance. I thought for sure that I could tell the actual distance from class B airspace. I allowed him to try and determine where we were by xrefing VOR's while I contacted approach control and my failure to prioritize our activities led to us contacting approach after we had already entered class B airspace. It wasn't until the controller told me our distance from mci that I realized we had already entered the airspace. At this time, we also received our clearance and the immediate problem was resolved without any further corrective action. A contributing factor was my lack of experience as an instructor and this flight being my first cross country with a student. I feel I spent too much time teaching in the airplane instead of flying the airplane first and teaching second.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME C152 INSTRUCTOR PLT AND STUDENT PLT ENTER THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF MCI WITHOUT CLRNC ON A VFR FLT FROM TOP, KS.

Narrative: I ALLOWED MY STUDENT TO CONTACT FSS AND OPEN OUR FLT PLAN BEFORE CONTACTING APCH AND RECEIVING A CLASS B CLRNC. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT I COULD TELL THE ACTUAL DISTANCE FROM CLASS B AIRSPACE. I ALLOWED HIM TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHERE WE WERE BY XREFING VOR'S WHILE I CONTACTED APCH CTL AND MY FAILURE TO PRIORITIZE OUR ACTIVITIES LED TO US CONTACTING APCH AFTER WE HAD ALREADY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE CTLR TOLD ME OUR DISTANCE FROM MCI THAT I REALIZED WE HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE AIRSPACE. AT THIS TIME, WE ALSO RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND THE IMMEDIATE PROB WAS RESOLVED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND THIS FLT BEING MY FIRST XCOUNTRY WITH A STUDENT. I FEEL I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME TEACHING IN THE AIRPLANE INSTEAD OF FLYING THE AIRPLANE FIRST AND TEACHING SECOND.

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.

Low time C152 instructor pilot and student pilot enter the class B airspace of mci without clearance on a VFR flight from top, ks.