C172 landing lgb is late in contacting tower after transitioning adjacent airspace.

Attributes
ACN	600872
Time
Date	200311
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sli.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : sli.tower tower : lgb.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	600872
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

The event occurred while on a flight from ral to lgb. Shortly after departing riverside we obtained radar coverage from socal and requested runway 25R at lgb. Eventually we were instructed to contact los alamitos tower on 123.85 which we did and we were cleared through their airspace. As we approached the 605 freeway, we reported to los alamitos tower that we were approaching the 605 freeway. They instructed us to contact long beach tower, which we did. After landing on the rollout, the tower controller said he would be giving us a number to call and that he needed us to report sooner than we did. I explained that we had been handed off by los alamitos tower and he said that lgb doesn't' accept handoffs from los alamitos or socal. I said ok, taxied off the runway, contacted ground, and taxied to the ramp and tied the airplane down. Never heard anything else.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 LNDG LGB IS LATE IN CONTACTING TWR AFTER TRANSITIONING ADJACENT AIRSPACE.

Narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED WHILE ON A FLT FROM RAL TO LGB. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RIVERSIDE WE OBTAINED RADAR COVERAGE FROM SOCAL AND REQUESTED RWY 25R AT LGB. EVENTUALLY WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT LOS ALAMITOS TWR ON 123.85 WHICH WE DID AND WE WERE CLRED THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE. AS WE APCHED THE 605 FREEWAY, WE RPTED TO LOS ALAMITOS TWR THAT WE WERE APCHING THE 605 FREEWAY. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT LONG BEACH TWR, WHICH WE DID. AFTER LNDG ON THE ROLLOUT, THE TWR CTLR SAID HE WOULD BE GIVING US A NUMBER TO CALL AND THAT HE NEEDED US TO RPT SOONER THAN WE DID. I EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD BEEN HANDED OFF BY LOS ALAMITOS TWR AND HE SAID THAT LGB DOESN'T' ACCEPT HDOFS FROM LOS ALAMITOS OR SOCAL. I SAID OK, TAXIED OFF THE RWY, CONTACTED GND, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND TIED THE AIRPLANE DOWN. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE.

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.