A mooney single pilot violated N90's class B airspace after departing teb.

Attributes
ACN	610069
Time
Date	200403
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon tower : teb.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	610069
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Pilot violated class B by climbing into class B. Class B limit was 1700 ft MSL, aircraft climbed to 2400 ft MSL. Teb was busy with congested IFR departures. Pilot elected a VFR departure to expedite handling. Pilot assumed floor of class B was no lower than 2500 ft MSL. ATC provided no advisories related to class B clearance or limits. When pilot leveled at 2400 ft, teb local controller advised that pilot was in class B without clearance, dscnd immediately. Pilot complied. At that time, pilot was within 3 miles of 3000 ft MSL class B ceiling. Contributing factors were: 1) traffic saturation of teb. 2) pilot's insufficient flight briefing and charts available for VFR. 3) ATC did not provide handoff to departure with advisories.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY SINGLE PLT VIOLATED N90'S CLASS B AIRSPACE AFTER DEPARTING TEB.

Narrative: PLT VIOLATED CLASS B BY CLBING INTO CLASS B. CLASS B LIMIT WAS 1700 FT MSL, ACFT CLBED TO 2400 FT MSL. TEB WAS BUSY WITH CONGESTED IFR DEPS. PLT ELECTED A VFR DEP TO EXPEDITE HANDLING. PLT ASSUMED FLOOR OF CLASS B WAS NO LOWER THAN 2500 FT MSL. ATC PROVIDED NO ADVISORIES RELATED TO CLASS B CLRNC OR LIMITS. WHEN PLT LEVELED AT 2400 FT, TEB LCL CTLR ADVISED THAT PLT WAS IN CLASS B WITHOUT CLRNC, DSCND IMMEDIATELY. PLT COMPLIED. AT THAT TIME, PLT WAS WITHIN 3 MILES OF 3000 FT MSL CLASS B CEILING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) TFC SATURATION OF TEB. 2) PLT'S INSUFFICIENT FLT BRIEFING AND CHARTS AVAILABLE FOR VFR. 3) ATC DID NOT PROVIDE HANDOFF TO DEP WITH ADVISORIES.

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.