C172 departing bkl enters cle class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	580117
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 2700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle.tracon tower : bkl.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr departure : on vectors
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 : 123 flight time type : 122
ASRS Report	580117
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed bkl on runway 6R at approximately XA20 EDT with a right turn to the south at 500 ft AGL. I continued my climb and received no further instructions from the tower controller for several mins. After a while she came back and said 'are you still there?' I acknowledged that I was and asked for a frequency change to cle departure. She agreed and I changed frequencys. Upon establishing communications with departure, I was informed I had breached cleveland class B airspace. I believe there were 2 contributing factors to this incident. The first is that I was farther west than I thought, perhaps blown over a bit by the wind. That placed me above the 1900 ft shelf, not under the 3000 ft shelf as I had thought. Second, I believe that the bkl tower controller should have handed me off to departure sooner than she did, allowing me sufficient time to get authority/authorized to enter class B airspace or modify my route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 DEPARTING BKL ENTERS CLE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: I DEPARTED BKL ON RWY 6R AT APPROX XA20 EDT WITH A R TURN TO THE S AT 500 FT AGL. I CONTINUED MY CLB AND RECEIVED NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE TWR CTLR FOR SEVERAL MINS. AFTER A WHILE SHE CAME BACK AND SAID 'ARE YOU STILL THERE?' I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I WAS AND ASKED FOR A FREQ CHANGE TO CLE DEP. SHE AGREED AND I CHANGED FREQS. UPON ESTABLISHING COMS WITH DEP, I WAS INFORMED I HAD BREACHED CLEVELAND CLASS B AIRSPACE. I BELIEVE THERE WERE 2 CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT. THE FIRST IS THAT I WAS FARTHER W THAN I THOUGHT, PERHAPS BLOWN OVER A BIT BY THE WIND. THAT PLACED ME ABOVE THE 1900 FT SHELF, NOT UNDER THE 3000 FT SHELF AS I HAD THOUGHT. SECOND, I BELIEVE THAT THE BKL TWR CTLR SHOULD HAVE HANDED ME OFF TO DEP SOONER THAN SHE DID, ALLOWING ME SUFFICIENT TIME TO GET AUTH TO ENTER CLASS B AIRSPACE OR MODIFY MY RTE.

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.