Narrative:

When continuing along southwest along I-35 I called ixd on 118.3 and asked for clearance through their airspace, I'm guessing I was about 4 mi or so northeast of the field at that time. I also asked for current winds and altimeter setting. The tower then informed me that new century was under IFR conditions and to stay out of the class D airspace. Then I thought I was so deep into the class D airspace I might get out of it just as fast going south instead of turning around and leaving it to the north. I thought they ought to know where I'm at on radar and because of my transponder. So I continued pretty much due south between ojc and ixd but in both class D airspace. Continuing west I crossed I-35 and knew I should be s-sw of K34 so at that point I turned north and saw a pair of silos, blue with white tops, I knew they are west of the field so I turned e-ne till I saw gardner airport from the south. And maybe a couple mi out I called gardner traffic, I believe I said I would cross mid- field from the east side and enter a left downwind approach for a full stop landing on runway 35. While I believe I was turning to my left downwind approach for runway 35 ojc called me on 122.8 gardner unicom and told me all the things I did wrong. At that point I was trying to pay close attention to my landing. We were still talking back and forth, he said I couldn't do all the things I did. He also said I should have called one of them ojc or ixd! Well I did call ixd earlier but not as early as I should have. And I also should have called ojc or before that gvw to see what the WX was looking like at their airports when I was coming in from the east.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR SMA ENTERS CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT AUTH DURING IMC CONDITIONS.

Narrative: WHEN CONTINUING ALONG SW ALONG I-35 I CALLED IXD ON 118.3 AND ASKED FOR CLRNC THROUGH THEIR AIRSPACE, I'M GUESSING I WAS ABOUT 4 MI OR SO NE OF THE FIELD AT THAT TIME. I ALSO ASKED FOR CURRENT WINDS AND ALTIMETER SETTING. THE TWR THEN INFORMED ME THAT NEW CENTURY WAS UNDER IFR CONDITIONS AND TO STAY OUT OF THE CLASS D AIRSPACE. THEN I THOUGHT I WAS SO DEEP INTO THE CLASS D AIRSPACE I MIGHT GET OUT OF IT JUST AS FAST GOING S INSTEAD OF TURNING AROUND AND LEAVING IT TO THE N. I THOUGHT THEY OUGHT TO KNOW WHERE I'M AT ON RADAR AND BECAUSE OF MY XPONDER. SO I CONTINUED PRETTY MUCH DUE S BTWN OJC AND IXD BUT IN BOTH CLASS D AIRSPACE. CONTINUING W I CROSSED I-35 AND KNEW I SHOULD BE S-SW OF K34 SO AT THAT POINT I TURNED N AND SAW A PAIR OF SILOS, BLUE WITH WHITE TOPS, I KNEW THEY ARE W OF THE FIELD SO I TURNED E-NE TILL I SAW GARDNER ARPT FROM THE S. AND MAYBE A COUPLE MI OUT I CALLED GARDNER TFC, I BELIEVE I SAID I WOULD CROSS MID- FIELD FROM THE E SIDE AND ENTER A L DOWNWIND APCH FOR A FULL STOP LNDG ON RWY 35. WHILE I BELIEVE I WAS TURNING TO MY L DOWNWIND APCH FOR RWY 35 OJC CALLED ME ON 122.8 GARDNER UNICOM AND TOLD ME ALL THE THINGS I DID WRONG. AT THAT POINT I WAS TRYING TO PAY CLOSE ATTN TO MY LNDG. WE WERE STILL TALKING BACK AND FORTH, HE SAID I COULDN'T DO ALL THE THINGS I DID. HE ALSO SAID I SHOULD HAVE CALLED ONE OF THEM OJC OR IXD! WELL I DID CALL IXD EARLIER BUT NOT AS EARLY AS I SHOULD HAVE. AND I ALSO SHOULD HAVE CALLED OJC OR BEFORE THAT GVW TO SEE WHAT THE WX WAS LOOKING LIKE AT THEIR ARPTS WHEN I WAS COMING IN FROM THE E.

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.