Unauthorized uncoord entry, airspace incursion, when a VFR C172 low-time private pilot climbs premat...

Attributes
ACN	575624
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdw.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 492 flight time type : 479
ASRS Report	575624
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

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.

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.

Unauthorized uncoord entry, airspace incursion, when a VFR C172 low-time private pilot climbs prematurely into the class B of N90 after departure cdw, nj.