Narrative:

While en route from dab to pie with a student completing his night dual and cross country, we were receiving flight following from dab departure control and switched over to orlando approach to obtain clearance through B airspace. Controller was very busy and we were told to stand by. During this time aircraft approached class B airspace and we got distracted in cockpit due to student-instructor interaction. I believe I failed to remember and remain aware of the great importance of situational awareness while instructing student. As we flew closer to orlando we probably penetrated class B before we realized our position. Getting 'caught up' in the student's questions and my explanations most likely contributed to this situation. We must never forget the old rule, aviate, navigation and communicate!!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 WITH A STUDENT PLT AND AN INSTRUCTOR PLT IN A NIGHT OP. PERFORMS AN UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE CLASS B.

Narrative: WHILE ENRTE FROM DAB TO PIE WITH A STUDENT COMPLETING HIS NIGHT DUAL AND XCOUNTRY, WE WERE RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING FROM DAB DEP CTL AND SWITCHED OVER TO ORLANDO APCH TO OBTAIN CLRNC THROUGH B AIRSPACE. CTLR WAS VERY BUSY AND WE WERE TOLD TO STAND BY. DURING THIS TIME ACFT APCHED CLASS B AIRSPACE AND WE GOT DISTRACTED IN COCKPIT DUE TO STUDENT-INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION. I BELIEVE I FAILED TO REMEMBER AND REMAIN AWARE OF THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHILE INSTRUCTING STUDENT. AS WE FLEW CLOSER TO ORLANDO WE PROBABLY PENETRATED CLASS B BEFORE WE REALIZED OUR POS. GETTING 'CAUGHT UP' IN THE STUDENT'S QUESTIONS AND MY EXPLANATIONS MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SIT. WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE OLD RULE, AVIATE, NAV AND COMMUNICATE!!

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.