Narrative:

This flight originated at kissimee airport, fl, with fuel stops at grand strand and salisbury en route to norwood, ma. En route WX was VFR up to norfolk, va, where the ceiling reduced to 1700 ft and visibility to 6 mi. WX improved after departing salisbury with increasing ceiling (approximately 7000 ft) and 25 mi in flight visibility. During the flight ATC was providing flight following and an expected handoff from atlantic city departure to ny approach did not occur. This was not recognized by the pilots until well past atlantic city along the nj coast. The intent at that time was to climb to 7500 ft to overfly the class B airspace. At 6000 ft freezing rain was encountered which persisted down to 4500 ft. The decision to fly beyond the 20 NM class B outer ring was made. Thus an overwater flight at dusk was undertaken. The GPS equipment was intermittent so a point on the coast of long island was selected (VOR range to calverton was too great). The flight proceeded from the nj coast abeam farmingdale airport toward brookhaven airport on long island at 3500 ft (no one wanted to underfly the class B airspace at 1500 ft, at dusk). The visibility was such that brookhaven was occasionally obscured. Hence it is possible the flight path passed into jfk class B airspace. Loss of ATC flight following occurred which may have contributed to a poor decision to use pilotage to avoid the class B airspace. The flight continued without further incidents.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: THIS FLT ORIGINATED AT KISSIMEE ARPT, FL, WITH FUEL STOPS AT GRAND STRAND AND SALISBURY ENRTE TO NORWOOD, MA. ENRTE WX WAS VFR UP TO NORFOLK, VA, WHERE THE CEILING REDUCED TO 1700 FT AND VISIBILITY TO 6 MI. WX IMPROVED AFTER DEPARTING SALISBURY WITH INCREASING CEILING (APPROX 7000 FT) AND 25 MI IN FLT VISIBILITY. DURING THE FLT ATC WAS PROVIDING FLT FOLLOWING AND AN EXPECTED HDOF FROM ATLANTIC CITY DEP TO NY APCH DID NOT OCCUR. THIS WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE PLTS UNTIL WELL PAST ATLANTIC CITY ALONG THE NJ COAST. THE INTENT AT THAT TIME WAS TO CLB TO 7500 FT TO OVERFLY THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. AT 6000 FT FREEZING RAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH PERSISTED DOWN TO 4500 FT. THE DECISION TO FLY BEYOND THE 20 NM CLASS B OUTER RING WAS MADE. THUS AN OVERWATER FLT AT DUSK WAS UNDERTAKEN. THE GPS EQUIP WAS INTERMITTENT SO A POINT ON THE COAST OF LONG ISLAND WAS SELECTED (VOR RANGE TO CALVERTON WAS TOO GREAT). THE FLT PROCEEDED FROM THE NJ COAST ABEAM FARMINGDALE ARPT TOWARD BROOKHAVEN ARPT ON LONG ISLAND AT 3500 FT (NO ONE WANTED TO UNDERFLY THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AT 1500 FT, AT DUSK). THE VISIBILITY WAS SUCH THAT BROOKHAVEN WAS OCCASIONALLY OBSCURED. HENCE IT IS POSSIBLE THE FLT PATH PASSED INTO JFK CLASS B AIRSPACE. LOSS OF ATC FLT FOLLOWING OCCURRED WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A POOR DECISION TO USE PILOTAGE TO AVOID THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS.

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.