Student pilot enters class D airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	328160
Time
Date	199602
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : flo
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : flo tower : lga
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 40 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	328160
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While flying from hvs to hyw, and due to erroneous planning calculations, I found myself flying in class D airspace without having started 2-WAY radio communications before entering it. The 2-WAY radio communications were established when flying over flo. The conditions that contributed to this error were the moderate turbulence encountered while flying as well as a big column of thick smoke rising from a point to the northeast of flo, that provided distrs that enabled me to recognize the airspace I was flying into. When I discovered the mistake, I established immediately radio communications with the approach control and followed their instructions. The flight was continued without further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ENTERS CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING FROM HVS TO HYW, AND DUE TO ERRONEOUS PLANNING CALCULATIONS, I FOUND MYSELF FLYING IN CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT HAVING STARTED 2-WAY RADIO COMS BEFORE ENTERING IT. THE 2-WAY RADIO COMS WERE ESTABLISHED WHEN FLYING OVER FLO. THE CONDITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR WERE THE MODERATE TURB ENCOUNTERED WHILE FLYING AS WELL AS A BIG COLUMN OF THICK SMOKE RISING FROM A POINT TO THE NE OF FLO, THAT PROVIDED DISTRS THAT ENABLED ME TO RECOGNIZE THE AIRSPACE I WAS FLYING INTO. WHEN I DISCOVERED THE MISTAKE, I ESTABLISHED IMMEDIATELY RADIO COMS WITH THE APCH CTL AND FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE FLT WAS CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.

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.