Private pilot of a C172 inadvertently penetrated class D airspace while en route to another airport and communicating with TRACON for flight advisories.

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Attributes
ACN	372150
Time
Date	199706
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1700 msl bound upper : 1700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : bdr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 155 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	372150
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was speaking to ny approach trying to arrange VFR flight following. I was wbound at approximately 1700 ft MSL flying VFR in haze, visibility below 4 mi direct to mmu. I thought that I was outside class D of bdr but ny approach told me that I had busted airspace of the class D and gave me vectors to outside of class D. If I indeed busted class D it was inadvertent. The haze at the time probably contributed to my underestimating the distance from bdr. I was still VFR and there were no near misses and no evasive action was taken by anyone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A C172 INADVERTENTLY PENETRATED CLASS D AIRSPACE WHILE ENRTE TO ANOTHER ARPT AND COMMUNICATING WITH TRACON FOR FLT ADVISORIES.

Narrative: I WAS SPEAKING TO NY APCH TRYING TO ARRANGE VFR FLT FOLLOWING. I WAS WBOUND AT APPROX 1700 FT MSL FLYING VFR IN HAZE, VISIBILITY BELOW 4 MI DIRECT TO MMU. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS OUTSIDE CLASS D OF BDR BUT NY APCH TOLD ME THAT I HAD BUSTED AIRSPACE OF THE CLASS D AND GAVE ME VECTORS TO OUTSIDE OF CLASS D. IF I INDEED BUSTED CLASS D IT WAS INADVERTENT. THE HAZE AT THE TIME PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO MY UNDERESTIMATING THE DISTANCE FROM BDR. I WAS STILL VFR AND THERE WERE NO NEAR MISSES AND NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY ANYONE.

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.