A PA24 pilot, departing vgt, violated las class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	535777
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Turbo Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 690 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	535777
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed vgt on 220 degree heading. Was not told when to contact las approach. When I called them, was told I was in class B airspace. Was then cleared into the class B airspace. Did not think I was in their airspace on the 220 degree heading.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA24 PLT, DEPARTING VGT, VIOLATED LAS CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED VGT ON 220 DEG HDG. WAS NOT TOLD WHEN TO CONTACT LAS APCH. WHEN I CALLED THEM, WAS TOLD I WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. WAS THEN CLRED INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. DID NOT THINK I WAS IN THEIR AIRSPACE ON THE 220 DEG HDG.

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.