Small transport pilot departs adjoining class C airport and calls approach control for advisories. Wrong approach frequency was called and approach assigns correct frequency for aircraft's position. Calling next frequency, small transport pilot has already entered class C airspace without a clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	410770
Time
Date	199808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alb airport : sch
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1800 msl bound upper : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	410770
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Departed schenectady airport runway 10, flew east and called albany approach. They responded and gave us another frequency. By the time they responded on their other frequency, we were in the class C.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT DEPARTS ADJOINING CLASS C ARPT AND CALLS APCH CTL FOR ADVISORIES. WRONG APCH FREQ WAS CALLED AND APCH ASSIGNS CORRECT FREQ FOR ACFT'S POS. CALLING NEXT FREQ, SMT PLT HAS ALREADY ENTERED CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: DEPARTED SCHENECTADY ARPT RWY 10, FLEW E AND CALLED ALBANY APCH. THEY RESPONDED AND GAVE US ANOTHER FREQ. BY THE TIME THEY RESPONDED ON THEIR OTHER FREQ, WE WERE IN THE CLASS C.

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.