Narrative:

I departed 3EV at evansville, in, for a VFR flight to quincy, florida (ZJ9), which is 20 miles west of tallahassee, florida. The ATC at evansville (evv) arranged for VFR flight following and we flew at 9500 ft MSL to quincy, arriving at xf:30. I had neglected to advise FSS at terre haute and ATC at evv that I was only dropping off a friend at quincy and was going on to tampa bay executive airport at new port richey, florida. I was aware that under the new air traffic rules, aircraft were to enter tampa class B airspace only under an IFR flight plan. I have flown to tampa bay executive many times VFR. The airport was not in the 'upside down wedding cake airspace' and I always remained below the class 'B' airspace. I departed quincy at xg:20 and flew VFR to tampa bay executive at 2000 ft MSL under cumulus clouds at 3000 ft MSL. I called the FBO on unicom at xh:40 and asked the FBO to phone my sister and advise her that I would arrive in 20 minutes. When I parked the plane and went to the FBO, they asked if I had flown on an IFR flight plan and I said no! The FBO told me the tampa class 'B' airspace had been changed or enhanced from the upside down wedding cake to a cylinder the same diameter as the outer diameter of the 'upside down wedding cake.' they informed me that I had intruded into the class B airspace, and I was lucky thai I had not been greeted by an escort of an F16 fighter from mac dill air force base. The intrusion was inadvertent, because I was not aware of the major change in the tampa class B airspace. The lesson I have learned from this is that I should in the future always file a VFR or IFR flight plan and make sure I receive all of the information ATC has available.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P28 PLT ENTERED THE NEW CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO THE FACT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE AIRSPACE UNDER CLASS B WAS INCLUDED IN THE SECURITY NOTAM ISSUED AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACK.

Narrative: I DEPARTED 3EV AT EVANSVILLE, IN, FOR A VFR FLT TO QUINCY, FLORIDA (ZJ9), WHICH IS 20 MILES W OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. THE ATC AT EVANSVILLE (EVV) ARRANGED FOR VFR FLT FOLLOWING AND WE FLEW AT 9500 FT MSL TO QUINCY, ARRIVING AT XF:30. I HAD NEGLECTED TO ADVISE FSS AT TERRE HAUTE AND ATC AT EVV THAT I WAS ONLY DROPPING OFF A FRIEND AT QUINCY AND WAS GOING ON TO TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE ARPT AT NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA. I WAS AWARE THAT UNDER THE NEW AIR TFC RULES, ACFT WERE TO ENTER TAMPA CLASS B AIRSPACE ONLY UNDER AN IFR FLT PLAN. I HAVE FLOWN TO TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE MANY TIMES VFR. THE ARPT WAS NOT IN THE 'UPSIDE DOWN WEDDING CAKE AIRSPACE' AND I ALWAYS REMAINED BELOW THE CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE. I DEPARTED QUINCY AT XG:20 AND FLEW VFR TO TAMPA BAY EXECUTIVE AT 2000 FT MSL UNDER CUMULUS CLOUDS AT 3000 FT MSL. I CALLED THE FBO ON UNICOM AT XH:40 AND ASKED THE FBO TO PHONE MY SISTER AND ADVISE HER THAT I WOULD ARRIVE IN 20 MINUTES. WHEN I PARKED THE PLANE AND WENT TO THE FBO, THEY ASKED IF I HAD FLOWN ON AN IFR FLT PLAN AND I SAID NO! THE FBO TOLD ME THE TAMPA CLASS 'B' AIRSPACE HAD BEEN CHANGED OR ENHANCED FROM THE UPSIDE DOWN WEDDING CAKE TO A CYLINDER THE SAME DIAMETER AS THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE 'UPSIDE DOWN WEDDING CAKE.' THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAD INTRUDED INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE, AND I WAS LUCKY THAI I HAD NOT BEEN GREETED BY AN ESCORT OF AN F16 FIGHTER FROM MAC DILL AIR FORCE BASE. THE INTRUSION WAS INADVERTENT, BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE MAJOR CHANGE IN THE TAMPA CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE LESSON I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS IS THAT I SHOULD IN THE FUTURE ALWAYS FILE A VFR OR IFR FLT PLAN AND MAKE SURE I RECEIVE ALL OF THE INFO ATC HAS AVAILABLE.

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.