A pilot who had departed hnd was notified by ATC that he had entered las class B after getting distr...

Attributes
ACN	921612
Time
Date	201012
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	LAS.Airport
State Reference	NV
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 140 Flight Crew Type 80
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types

Narrative:

I was climbing out of hnd; had switched from hnd tower frequency to las ATC to pick up flight following. In the climb out phase; while in communication with las ATC; my GPS crashed. While recycling my GPS; I inadvertently wandered. I took a wide climb out under an unplanned sector class B airspace; which a ceiling of 4;000; instead of 5;000. Moments later; ATC informed me I was climbing into class B airspace. I made an immediate descent and turn to the left. My GPS rebooted and I continued my flight. The lesson learned is how important it is to be ready with back up navigation. Also; since ATC is there to help; I should have asked for vectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A pilot who had departed HND was notified by ATC that he had entered LAS Class B after getting distracted when his GPS crashed and he was tending to its reboot.

Narrative: I was climbing out of HND; had switched from HND Tower frequency to LAS ATC to pick up flight following. In the climb out phase; while in communication with LAS ATC; my GPS crashed. While recycling my GPS; I inadvertently wandered. I took a wide climb out under an unplanned sector Class B airspace; which a ceiling of 4;000; instead of 5;000. Moments later; ATC informed me I was climbing into Class B airspace. I made an immediate descent and turn to the left. My GPS rebooted and I continued my flight. The lesson learned is how important it is to be ready with back up navigation. Also; since ATC is there to help; I should have asked for vectors.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A pilot who had departed hnd was notified by ATC that he had entered las class B after getting distracted when his GPS crashed and he was tending to its reboot.