Narrative:

I left a class D airport under class C airspace. After departing the airport, flew through the lower limits of the class C airspace, and violated that airspace by 1300 ft, before realizing I had done so. I have flown out of this airport numerous times over the last 3 yrs, on almost a weekly basis. This shocked me, as a competent commercial instrument pilot. Through the winter months my VFR flying was fairly limited due to chronically poor WX, mostly limited to touch and goes in the pattern in a tail dragger, to maintain landing proficiencies. All other flts in the last several months have been on IFR flight plans, and I had gotten used to headings and altitudes, prior to departure. I had at the last min made a decision to go approximately 150 NM to pick up glider parts. After calling and arranging to meet someone at the destination, two office emergencys occurred, which delayed me approximately 45 mins, causing my late arrival for departure. After preflting the airplane, and going to flight service, I elected not to file IFR but to go VFR, in an attempt to save time, and my major mistake was to plan on going direct to the intended airport. Pilot Y, who was going with me had a new GPS, which was occupying most of his time, trying to program and use. After doing our run-up, the tower asked us to expedite our departure. This further distracted me, and after leaving, my only focus was to get above the haze layer, to begin my VFR flight. The only significant mistakes I ever made flying have always occurred in rushed sits, and after this, I have determined never to takeoff or accept a clearance, if I am feeling significantly pressed or uncomfortable, because of time constraints.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT FLIES INTO THE SDF CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. HE WAS IN A HURRY UP VFR DEP FROM SDF.

Narrative: I LEFT A CLASS D ARPT UNDER CLASS C AIRSPACE. AFTER DEPARTING THE ARPT, FLEW THROUGH THE LOWER LIMITS OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE, AND VIOLATED THAT AIRSPACE BY 1300 FT, BEFORE REALIZING I HAD DONE SO. I HAVE FLOWN OUT OF THIS ARPT NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 YRS, ON ALMOST A WEEKLY BASIS. THIS SHOCKED ME, AS A COMPETENT COMMERCIAL INST PLT. THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS MY VFR FLYING WAS FAIRLY LIMITED DUE TO CHRONICALLY POOR WX, MOSTLY LIMITED TO TOUCH AND GOES IN THE PATTERN IN A TAIL DRAGGER, TO MAINTAIN LNDG PROFICIENCIES. ALL OTHER FLTS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE BEEN ON IFR FLT PLANS, AND I HAD GOTTEN USED TO HEADINGS AND ALTS, PRIOR TO DEP. I HAD AT THE LAST MIN MADE A DECISION TO GO APPROX 150 NM TO PICK UP GLIDER PARTS. AFTER CALLING AND ARRANGING TO MEET SOMEONE AT THE DEST, TWO OFFICE EMERS OCCURRED, WHICH DELAYED ME APPROX 45 MINS, CAUSING MY LATE ARR FOR DEP. AFTER PREFLTING THE AIRPLANE, AND GOING TO FLT SVC, I ELECTED NOT TO FILE IFR BUT TO GO VFR, IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE TIME, AND MY MAJOR MISTAKE WAS TO PLAN ON GOING DIRECT TO THE INTENDED ARPT. PLT Y, WHO WAS GOING WITH ME HAD A NEW GPS, WHICH WAS OCCUPYING MOST OF HIS TIME, TRYING TO PROGRAM AND USE. AFTER DOING OUR RUN-UP, THE TWR ASKED US TO EXPEDITE OUR DEP. THIS FURTHER DISTRACTED ME, AND AFTER LEAVING, MY ONLY FOCUS WAS TO GET ABOVE THE HAZE LAYER, TO BEGIN MY VFR FLT. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT MISTAKES I EVER MADE FLYING HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED IN RUSHED SITS, AND AFTER THIS, I HAVE DETERMINED NEVER TO TKOF OR ACCEPT A CLRNC, IF I AM FEELING SIGNIFICANTLY PRESSED OR UNCOMFORTABLE, BECAUSE OF TIME CONSTRAINTS.

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.