Experimental aircraft pilot, en route to destination, enters clt class B airspace without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	422830
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1200 msl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	422830
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

VFR flight, delivering pitts special, lost electrical power en route and was using pilotage and dead reckoning to continue to fuel stop. WX was closing behind, and with fuel getting low, I was trying to skirt clt class B airspace to davis county airport for fuel stop. Upon arriving, I was telephoned and ATC advised I was within 5 mi of clt airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXPERIMENTAL ACFT PLT, ENRTE TO DEST, ENTERS CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: VFR FLT, DELIVERING PITTS SPECIAL, LOST ELECTRICAL PWR ENRTE AND WAS USING PILOTAGE AND DEAD RECKONING TO CONTINUE TO FUEL STOP. WX WAS CLOSING BEHIND, AND WITH FUEL GETTING LOW, I WAS TRYING TO SKIRT CLT CLASS B AIRSPACE TO DAVIS COUNTY ARPT FOR FUEL STOP. UPON ARRIVING, I WAS TELEPHONED AND ATC ADVISED I WAS WITHIN 5 MI OF CLT ARPT.

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.