C210 pilot may have entered dab class C airspace without clearance when avoiding birds.

Attributes
ACN	544550
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	544550
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : birds non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Took off runway 23 at 7fl6 (spruce creek). Saw flock of large birds in path. Turned 90 degrees right (north). Cleared and began turn back to west. Saw another flock off left. Delayed turn, then made hard turn back to west and contacted daytona departure control. Got vectors further west then north. May have been in dab class C avoiding birds. In future, I will be in touch with departure control sooner. Had planned to stay out by staying low/runway heading. Birds changed path.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT MAY HAVE ENTERED DAB CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC WHEN AVOIDING BIRDS.

Narrative: TOOK OFF RWY 23 AT 7FL6 (SPRUCE CREEK). SAW FLOCK OF LARGE BIRDS IN PATH. TURNED 90 DEGS R (N). CLRED AND BEGAN TURN BACK TO W. SAW ANOTHER FLOCK OFF L. DELAYED TURN, THEN MADE HARD TURN BACK TO W AND CONTACTED DAYTONA DEP CTL. GOT VECTORS FURTHER W THEN N. MAY HAVE BEEN IN DAB CLASS C AVOIDING BIRDS. IN FUTURE, I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH DEP CTL SOONER. HAD PLANNED TO STAY OUT BY STAYING LOW/RWY HDG. BIRDS CHANGED PATH.

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.