Pilot of a piper PA24-260 inadvertently entered class B airspace resulting in ATC intervention and h...

Attributes
ACN	421868
Time
Date	199812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pao
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	421868
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had never landed at pao before and spent extra time planning arrival and departure. I wrote down on my kneepad: left turn at dumbarton bridge to 150 degrees to clear sjc class C, and below 6000 ft until abeam sjc to clear sfo class B. After departure, I contacted bay approach and thought everything was fine until the controller advised me I had just climbed into class B airspace. My first reaction was disbelief. It took a few moments to discover that I had missed the 4000 ft restr zone. I misread the chart and failed to catch the error. I fly a lot and am comfortable with my flying skills. I had become too comfortable and made a stupid error. No matter how much you fly, or yrs of flying, you still need to doublechk what you are doing. Especially in high density traffic areas, there is no excuse for haste. This was a wakeup call.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA24-260 INADVERTENTLY ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE RESULTING IN ATC INTERVENTION AND HIS EXITING AT ONCE BY DSNDING BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE FLOOR.

Narrative: I HAD NEVER LANDED AT PAO BEFORE AND SPENT EXTRA TIME PLANNING ARR AND DEP. I WROTE DOWN ON MY KNEEPAD: L TURN AT DUMBARTON BRIDGE TO 150 DEGS TO CLR SJC CLASS C, AND BELOW 6000 FT UNTIL ABEAM SJC TO CLR SFO CLASS B. AFTER DEP, I CONTACTED BAY APCH AND THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THE CTLR ADVISED ME I HAD JUST CLBED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. MY FIRST REACTION WAS DISBELIEF. IT TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO DISCOVER THAT I HAD MISSED THE 4000 FT RESTR ZONE. I MISREAD THE CHART AND FAILED TO CATCH THE ERROR. I FLY A LOT AND AM COMFORTABLE WITH MY FLYING SKILLS. I HAD BECOME TOO COMFORTABLE AND MADE A STUPID ERROR. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU FLY, OR YRS OF FLYING, YOU STILL NEED TO DOUBLECHK WHAT YOU ARE DOING. ESPECIALLY IN HIGH DENSITY TFC AREAS, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HASTE. THIS WAS A WAKEUP CALL.

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.

Pilot of a piper PA24-260 inadvertently entered class B airspace resulting in ATC intervention and his exiting at once by descending below the class B airspace floor.