The pilot of a C177 aircraft was receiving flight following and was terminated by approach. As he turned toward his destination airport at the same altitude he entered the class D airspace of another airport without clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	428290
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ryy.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	428290
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Coming back from long commercial cross country mob-psk, approach terminated flight following. I did not realize where I was and crossed over mccollum field air traffic area at 3000 ft without talking to the tower. Condition was turbulent and I lost situational awareness trying to navigation to pdk.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLT OF A C177 ACFT WAS RECEIVING FLT FOLLOWING AND WAS TERMINATED BY APCH. AS HE TURNED TOWARD HIS DEST ARPT AT THE SAME ALT HE ENTERED THE CLASS D AIRSPACE OF ANOTHER ARPT WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: COMING BACK FROM LONG COMMERCIAL XCOUNTRY MOB-PSK, APCH TERMINATED FLT FOLLOWING. I DID NOT REALIZE WHERE I WAS AND CROSSED OVER MCCOLLUM FIELD ATA AT 3000 FT WITHOUT TALKING TO THE TWR. CONDITION WAS TURBULENT AND I LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TRYING TO NAV TO PDK.

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.