Unauthorized penetration of TCA B airspace by small aircraft pilot on a VFR flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	262023
Time
Date	199401
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cno
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax tracon : sna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	262023
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately XO15 local time, cessna departed lgb with a squawk code to fly into class B airspace. I was then asked to resume own navigation and proceeded to do so. Some seconds later, I made a request to climb up to 12500 ft and departure said to climb out at our discretion and squawk VFR. I asked for another frequency to pick up another class B clearance and was given a frequency for coast approach. Upon contacting coast approach and requesting a clearance into class B airspace to chino and then VFR flight following sky harbor las vegas, I was requested to contact lax approach. I did so and made the same request. Lax approach tried to hand me back to coastal. (No one wanted to work my request.) I stated 'coastal handed me to lax' and they said stand by. Some mins later they said fly heading 070 and gave me a squawk code and informed me that I had penetrated class B airspace. This never should have happened because of the 1ST request made with clearance delivery and the squawk code that followed. I feel as though I was dismissed as an inconvenience by the local controling agency. In my opinion, this never would have taken place if my original request had been forwarded to the next controller instead of being dumped. Also, due to the lack of visibility in such a congested airspace, all of my duties were taxed to maximum capacity and the confusion on the radio led to my getting off course and penetrating class B airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF TCA B AIRSPACE BY SMA PLT ON A VFR FLT PLAN.

Narrative: AT APPROX XO15 LCL TIME, CESSNA DEPARTED LGB WITH A SQUAWK CODE TO FLY INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. I WAS THEN ASKED TO RESUME OWN NAV AND PROCEEDED TO DO SO. SOME SECONDS LATER, I MADE A REQUEST TO CLB UP TO 12500 FT AND DEP SAID TO CLB OUT AT OUR DISCRETION AND SQUAWK VFR. I ASKED FOR ANOTHER FREQ TO PICK UP ANOTHER CLASS B CLRNC AND WAS GIVEN A FREQ FOR COAST APCH. UPON CONTACTING COAST APCH AND REQUESTING A CLRNC INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE TO CHINO AND THEN VFR FLT FOLLOWING SKY HARBOR LAS VEGAS, I WAS REQUESTED TO CONTACT LAX APCH. I DID SO AND MADE THE SAME REQUEST. LAX APCH TRIED TO HAND ME BACK TO COASTAL. (NO ONE WANTED TO WORK MY REQUEST.) I STATED 'COASTAL HANDED ME TO LAX' AND THEY SAID STAND BY. SOME MINS LATER THEY SAID FLY HDG 070 AND GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE AND INFORMED ME THAT I HAD PENETRATED CLASS B AIRSPACE. THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE 1ST REQUEST MADE WITH CLRNC DELIVERY AND THE SQUAWK CODE THAT FOLLOWED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS DISMISSED AS AN INCONVENIENCE BY THE LCL CTLING AGENCY. IN MY OPINION, THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE IF MY ORIGINAL REQUEST HAD BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEXT CTLR INSTEAD OF BEING DUMPED. ALSO, DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY IN SUCH A CONGESTED AIRSPACE, ALL OF MY DUTIES WERE TAXED TO MAX CAPACITY AND THE CONFUSION ON THE RADIO LED TO MY GETTING OFF COURSE AND PENETRATING CLASS B AIRSPACE.

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.