Pilot of PA28 entered lgb class D airspace without 2 way communication.

Attributes
ACN	581380
Time
Date	200306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	581380
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed whiteman airport in a cherokee 180, for a VFR flight to long beach, ca. I informed whiteman tower that I'd be transitioning through burbank class C airspace. Whiteman tower coordinated with burbank tower and assigned me a squawk code. After leaving burbank airspace frequency change was approved and code was changed to 1200. I was at 1500 ft flying south along los angeles riverbed. Approximately 6 mi north of long beach airport I started calling long beach tower. I made several attempts to establish 2-WAY communication with the tower with no other results. Realizing that long beach tower was busy with traffic and unable to respond to my calls I made a 180 degree course reversal and started to fly north along the riverbed. However, I was already in long beach airspace and had unintentionally crossed into it. As I was turning northbound I noticed 2 airplanes on extended right downwind for runway 16R. My approximately altitude was between 1200-1300 ft with greater than 1/2 mi distance from 2 downwind airplanes. After exiting long beach airspace communication with long beach tower was established followed by clearance for landing on runway 16R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF PA28 ENTERED LGB CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT 2 WAY COM.

Narrative: I DEPARTED WHITEMAN ARPT IN A CHEROKEE 180, FOR A VFR FLT TO LONG BEACH, CA. I INFORMED WHITEMAN TWR THAT I'D BE TRANSITIONING THROUGH BURBANK CLASS C AIRSPACE. WHITEMAN TWR COORDINATED WITH BURBANK TWR AND ASSIGNED ME A SQUAWK CODE. AFTER LEAVING BURBANK AIRSPACE FREQ CHANGE WAS APPROVED AND CODE WAS CHANGED TO 1200. I WAS AT 1500 FT FLYING S ALONG LOS ANGELES RIVERBED. APPROX 6 MI N OF LONG BEACH ARPT I STARTED CALLING LONG BEACH TWR. I MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH 2-WAY COM WITH THE TWR WITH NO OTHER RESULTS. REALIZING THAT LONG BEACH TWR WAS BUSY WITH TFC AND UNABLE TO RESPOND TO MY CALLS I MADE A 180 DEG COURSE REVERSAL AND STARTED TO FLY N ALONG THE RIVERBED. HOWEVER, I WAS ALREADY IN LONG BEACH AIRSPACE AND HAD UNINTENTIONALLY CROSSED INTO IT. AS I WAS TURNING NBOUND I NOTICED 2 AIRPLANES ON EXTENDED R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16R. MY APPROX ALT WAS BTWN 1200-1300 FT WITH GREATER THAN 1/2 MI DISTANCE FROM 2 DOWNWIND AIRPLANES. AFTER EXITING LONG BEACH AIRSPACE COM WITH LONG BEACH TWR WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWED BY CLRNC FOR LNDG ON RWY 16R.

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.