C152 student pilot got lost and entered dtw class B and yip class D without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	557331
Time
Date	200208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yip.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yip.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40.4 flight time total : 40.4 flight time type : 40.4
ASRS Report	557331
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I set magnetic heading on ramp and not on runway. 40 mins after being airborne I realized that compass was very different from magnetic heading indicator. I realized I was going in opposite direction of correct heading. Unaware of my location, I flew until I had visual of airport, but too many aircraft were around the area so then I realized this had to be class B. I toggled through frequency until I heard radio communications. Was unable to establish communication with one of nearby airport. Circled around small airport at approximately 3000 ft until I encountered light gun signals, landed at willow run airport. I filed a flight plan to go back to pontiac. I landed and called proper auths. In the future I'll follow the run-up procedure more closely. I've learned that it's not a good idea to set heading with compass until I'm on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C152 STUDENT PLT GOT LOST AND ENTERED DTW CLASS B AND YIP CLASS D WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I SET MAGNETIC HEADING ON RAMP AND NOT ON RWY. 40 MINS AFTER BEING AIRBORNE I REALIZED THAT COMPASS WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MAGNETIC HEADING INDICATOR. I REALIZED I WAS GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF CORRECT HEADING. UNAWARE OF MY LOCATION, I FLEW UNTIL I HAD VISUAL OF ARPT, BUT TOO MANY ACFT WERE AROUND THE AREA SO THEN I REALIZED THIS HAD TO BE CLASS B. I TOGGLED THROUGH FREQ UNTIL I HEARD RADIO COMS. WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH COM WITH ONE OF NEARBY ARPT. CIRCLED AROUND SMALL ARPT AT APPROX 3000 FT UNTIL I ENCOUNTERED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS, LANDED AT WILLOW RUN ARPT. I FILED A FLT PLAN TO GO BACK TO PONTIAC. I LANDED AND CALLED PROPER AUTHS. IN THE FUTURE I'LL FOLLOW THE RUN-UP PROC MORE CLOSELY. I'VE LEARNED THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO SET HEADING WITH COMPASS UNTIL I'M ON THE RWY.

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.