Part 135 freight operation encounters WX. Attempting to get IFR clearance he enters class B airspace...

Attributes
ACN	323020
Time
Date	199512
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3800 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	323020
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from crg to orl, I was VFR, WX was reported as 5000 ft broken, orl was going IFR 600 ft broken, 7 mi visibility. Attempted to obtain IFR clearance at 2500 ft MSL, no answer. WX was getting worse and my mileage from orl indicated 24 NM. I had to climb to maintain VFR, and when the controller finally cleared me, he said I was inside orlando class B airspace!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PART 135 FREIGHT OP ENCOUNTERS WX. ATTEMPTING TO GET IFR CLRNC HE ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT FROM CRG TO ORL, I WAS VFR, WX WAS RPTED AS 5000 FT BROKEN, ORL WAS GOING IFR 600 FT BROKEN, 7 MI VISIBILITY. ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN IFR CLRNC AT 2500 FT MSL, NO ANSWER. WX WAS GETTING WORSE AND MY MILEAGE FROM ORL INDICATED 24 NM. I HAD TO CLB TO MAINTAIN VFR, AND WHEN THE CTLR FINALLY CLRED ME, HE SAID I WAS INSIDE ORLANDO 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.