An small aircraft pilot entered bna's class C airspace unannounced.

Attributes
ACN	530719
Time
Date	200110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon tower : bna.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	530719
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

En route from cincinnati area to M88. Clear afternoon so proceeded VFR for 1 1/2 hour flight. GPS onboard clearly marked destination. I had never flown to this area before. Was not using flight following. Got visual on airport slightly left of GPS track. Saw runway lights 5-7 mi out. Realized 1/2 mi from end of runway I was landing bna. Continued approach and called approach controller then tower who vectored me to M88. May have caused commercial jet to go around. Prevention: use flight following or file IFR, especially when going into an unfamiliar airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT ENTERED BNA'S CLASS C AIRSPACE UNANNOUNCED.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM CINCINNATI AREA TO M88. CLR AFTERNOON SO PROCEEDED VFR FOR 1 1/2 HR FLT. GPS ONBOARD CLRLY MARKED DEST. I HAD NEVER FLOWN TO THIS AREA BEFORE. WAS NOT USING FLT FOLLOWING. GOT VISUAL ON ARPT SLIGHTLY L OF GPS TRACK. SAW RWY LIGHTS 5-7 MI OUT. REALIZED 1/2 MI FROM END OF RWY I WAS LNDG BNA. CONTINUED APCH AND CALLED APCH CTLR THEN TWR WHO VECTORED ME TO M88. MAY HAVE CAUSED COMMERCIAL JET TO GO AROUND. PREVENTION: USE FLT FOLLOWING OR FILE IFR, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT.

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.