Narrative:

Departing runway 27 at cdw airport, I followed runway heading to 1200 ft MSL per noise abatement procedure. I was then cleared to turn to on-course heading. I notified tower when I was clear of the class-D airspace and received frequency change to VFR, and continued climb. I called new york approach to request flight following. On the second attempt, the controller responded and notified me that I was in class B airspace. He asked if I was aware of that, and I replied in the negative. (I believed I was outside the space.) he replied that since I was there already, he would accept me, and he issued me a transponder code. I was approved to continue my on-course heading and climb to 4500 ft MSL. I estimate that I flew up into the floor of the class B for perhaps a mi or 2. The flight continued uneventfully under flight following. Contributing factor: cdw was extremely busy on this day, and both traffic and radio communications were impacted. Tower and pilots were all having problems completing calls when I arrived. There were a lot of stepped-on communications, and this caused me, on departure, to concentrate on both air and radio traffic. I was aware of the new york airspace, but did not realize I had entered it. As it was my first flight to cdw, I was not familiar with area landmarks that delineate the airspace boundary. I am familiar and comfortable with controled airspace. Prior to future flts, I will give special review to pertinent, controled airspace and concentrate on eliminating distrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH UNCOORD ENTRY, AIRSPACE INCURSION, WHEN A VFR C172 LOW-TIME PVT PLT CLBS PREMATURELY INTO THE CLASS B OF N90 AFTER DEP CDW, NJ.

Narrative: DEPARTING RWY 27 AT CDW ARPT, I FOLLOWED RWY HDG TO 1200 FT MSL PER NOISE ABATEMENT PROC. I WAS THEN CLRED TO TURN TO ON-COURSE HDG. I NOTIFIED TWR WHEN I WAS CLR OF THE CLASS-D AIRSPACE AND RECEIVED FREQ CHANGE TO VFR, AND CONTINUED CLB. I CALLED NEW YORK APCH TO REQUEST FLT FOLLOWING. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE CTLR RESPONDED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT I WAS IN CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE ASKED IF I WAS AWARE OF THAT, AND I REPLIED IN THE NEGATIVE. (I BELIEVED I WAS OUTSIDE THE SPACE.) HE REPLIED THAT SINCE I WAS THERE ALREADY, HE WOULD ACCEPT ME, AND HE ISSUED ME A XPONDER CODE. I WAS APPROVED TO CONTINUE MY ON-COURSE HDG AND CLB TO 4500 FT MSL. I ESTIMATE THAT I FLEW UP INTO THE FLOOR OF THE CLASS B FOR PERHAPS A MI OR 2. THE FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY UNDER FLT FOLLOWING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: CDW WAS EXTREMELY BUSY ON THIS DAY, AND BOTH TFC AND RADIO COMS WERE IMPACTED. TWR AND PLTS WERE ALL HAVING PROBS COMPLETING CALLS WHEN I ARRIVED. THERE WERE A LOT OF STEPPED-ON COMS, AND THIS CAUSED ME, ON DEP, TO CONCENTRATE ON BOTH AIR AND RADIO TFC. I WAS AWARE OF THE NEW YORK AIRSPACE, BUT DID NOT REALIZE I HAD ENTERED IT. AS IT WAS MY FIRST FLT TO CDW, I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH AREA LANDMARKS THAT DELINEATE THE AIRSPACE BOUNDARY. I AM FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE WITH CTLED AIRSPACE. PRIOR TO FUTURE FLTS, I WILL GIVE SPECIAL REVIEW TO PERTINENT, CTLED AIRSPACE AND CONCENTRATE ON ELIMINATING DISTRS.

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.