Inadvertent entry into class D airspace leads to an encounter with the wake of arriving jet traffic.

Attributes
ACN	795431
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hpn.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	795431
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : wake turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Situation involving possible delta airspace incursion while on VFR flight up coastline. Subject encountered wake turbulence from landing jet traffic.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said that his moving map did not have the extension of the airspace that he entered depicted. He was flying perpendicular to the traffic crossing their track. The wake turbulence was severe enough that he and his passenger hit their heads on the ceiling of the aircraft without injury. There was no loss of aircraft control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO CLASS D AIRSPACE LEADS TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE WAKE OF ARRIVING JET TFC.

Narrative: SITUATION INVOLVING POSSIBLE DELTA AIRSPACE INCURSION WHILE ON VFR FLT UP COASTLINE. SUBJECT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM LNDG JET TFC.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID THAT HIS MOVING MAP DID NOT HAVE THE EXTENSION OF THE AIRSPACE THAT HE ENTERED DEPICTED. HE WAS FLYING PERPENDICULAR TO THE TFC CROSSING THEIR TRACK. THE WAKE TURBULENCE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT HE AND HIS PAX HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE CEILING OF THE ACFT WITHOUT INJURY. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ACFT CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.