Narrative:

I departed lgb airport for O26 airport. I flew under lax's class B veil at 1800 ft MSL. I was under part of the class B that has a 2700 ft MSL floor and near part that has a 2000 ft MSL floor. I knew I was fine with my altitude and location because I knew the 605 and 110 freeways I was using as visual cues. I also had lax VOR in my RNAV and LORAN. I also had burbank's airport in the LORAN for the class C. I used the RNAV and LORAN for distance references to help keep me out of the class B and C. As I approached the northern boundary of the class B and began to climb I noticed the class D for emt airport on my chart. Quickly I tuned in emt on the LORAN and saw that I was 3.3 mi from emt. Clearly inside their class D without permission. I quickly turned away from emt, toward the west. Being anxious to get out of the class D I may have, but am not certain, 'clipped' the edge of the class B and also went into bur's class C by perhaps 1/4 mi during the maneuvering and climbing. I continued climbing to get over the mountains and got flight following from joshua approach. I flew over pmd airport and monitored pmd VOR to fly 330 degree radial to keep me out of edward's restr area (R-2515). Though I monitored the VOR radial I may have 'caught the corner' of the restr area due to my slowness in intercepting the radial. I don't believe I went into the restr area, but am not certain that I didn't. The problems at the el monte airport were due to my not being thorough in my flight planning and analysis of the chart over my area of flight. I have not flown over this route before and did not check the chart thoroughly. The class D caught me by surprise. Later, upon analyzing my errors it felt as though I had been in a 'pinball machine,' bouncing back and forth, to and fro, to avoid the class D, then B, then C. Poor preflight planning. The class D should not have been a surprise to me. The problem in 'clipping' the R-2515 was due to not knowing, for sure, my exact position and trying to fly too close to avoid added mileage. I apologize to any controllers, or others, that may have been affected. They do a great job and I don't want to complicate their work.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR DEPARTED LGB FOR O26 INTENDING TO AVOID SPECIAL USE AIRSPACES. INADVERTENTLY HE INTRUDED ON EL MONTE CLASS D, LAX CLASS B, BUR CLASS C, AND EDW RESTR AIRSPACE. HE ADMITS HE SHOULD HAVE PREPLANNED HIS FLT MORE CAREFULLY.

Narrative: I DEPARTED LGB ARPT FOR O26 ARPT. I FLEW UNDER LAX'S CLASS B VEIL AT 1800 FT MSL. I WAS UNDER PART OF THE CLASS B THAT HAS A 2700 FT MSL FLOOR AND NEAR PART THAT HAS A 2000 FT MSL FLOOR. I KNEW I WAS FINE WITH MY ALT AND LOCATION BECAUSE I KNEW THE 605 AND 110 FREEWAYS I WAS USING AS VISUAL CUES. I ALSO HAD LAX VOR IN MY RNAV AND LORAN. I ALSO HAD BURBANK'S ARPT IN THE LORAN FOR THE CLASS C. I USED THE RNAV AND LORAN FOR DISTANCE REFS TO HELP KEEP ME OUT OF THE CLASS B AND C. AS I APCHED THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE CLASS B AND BEGAN TO CLB I NOTICED THE CLASS D FOR EMT ARPT ON MY CHART. QUICKLY I TUNED IN EMT ON THE LORAN AND SAW THAT I WAS 3.3 MI FROM EMT. CLRLY INSIDE THEIR CLASS D WITHOUT PERMISSION. I QUICKLY TURNED AWAY FROM EMT, TOWARD THE W. BEING ANXIOUS TO GET OUT OF THE CLASS D I MAY HAVE, BUT AM NOT CERTAIN, 'CLIPPED' THE EDGE OF THE CLASS B AND ALSO WENT INTO BUR'S CLASS C BY PERHAPS 1/4 MI DURING THE MANEUVERING AND CLBING. I CONTINUED CLBING TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND GOT FLT FOLLOWING FROM JOSHUA APCH. I FLEW OVER PMD ARPT AND MONITORED PMD VOR TO FLY 330 DEG RADIAL TO KEEP ME OUT OF EDWARD'S RESTR AREA (R-2515). THOUGH I MONITORED THE VOR RADIAL I MAY HAVE 'CAUGHT THE CORNER' OF THE RESTR AREA DUE TO MY SLOWNESS IN INTERCEPTING THE RADIAL. I DON'T BELIEVE I WENT INTO THE RESTR AREA, BUT AM NOT CERTAIN THAT I DIDN'T. THE PROBS AT THE EL MONTE ARPT WERE DUE TO MY NOT BEING THOROUGH IN MY FLT PLANNING AND ANALYSIS OF THE CHART OVER MY AREA OF FLT. I HAVE NOT FLOWN OVER THIS RTE BEFORE AND DID NOT CHK THE CHART THOROUGHLY. THE CLASS D CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE. LATER, UPON ANALYZING MY ERRORS IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN IN A 'PINBALL MACHINE,' BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH, TO AND FRO, TO AVOID THE CLASS D, THEN B, THEN C. POOR PREFLT PLANNING. THE CLASS D SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SURPRISE TO ME. THE PROB IN 'CLIPPING' THE R-2515 WAS DUE TO NOT KNOWING, FOR SURE, MY EXACT POS AND TRYING TO FLY TOO CLOSE TO AVOID ADDED MILEAGE. I APOLOGIZE TO ANY CTLRS, OR OTHERS, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND I DON'T WANT TO COMPLICATE THEIR WORK.

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.