A cessna C177 pilot entered into class C airspace without a clearance.

Attributes
ACN	433450
Time
Date	199904
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fmy.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fmy.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 44
ASRS Report	433450
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground told me to taxi runway 5, upon departure remain clear of class C. After aircraft check, I called page tower, ready for departure on runway 5, and requested left turn on departure. Then fmy tower 119.0 controller said 'cleared for takeoff left turn on course approved.' then I said, 'cleared for takeoff on runway 5, left turn on course.' after clearing the runway, turned on course 360 degrees, climbing at 500 FPM and 90 KTS after retracting the gear. Then at almost across the caloosahatchee river, fmy tower came on and said, 'cardinal identify.' I did. Then fmy controller said, 'cardinal, when you get to your destination, call me at the fmy tower for possible class C deviation.' upon arrival at lal, I called the fmy tower 119.0 controller. He asked for my name, address and pilot certificate numbers. Most of the flts I use 'flight follow.' that day was VFR to perfection, so I did not use radar. Normally upon departure with radar, 'remain at or below 1500 ft MSL upon departure until departure control 126.8 advises otherwise. My mind set that departure on that day was to start climbing to altitude after crossing the river. If there was a 'possible class C deviation' it was marginal. In the future, as always, I will be more and more attentive to altitudes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA C177 PLT ENTERED INTO CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC.

Narrative: GND TOLD ME TO TAXI RWY 5, UPON DEP REMAIN CLR OF CLASS C. AFTER ACFT CHK, I CALLED PAGE TWR, READY FOR DEP ON RWY 5, AND REQUESTED L TURN ON DEP. THEN FMY TWR 119.0 CTLR SAID 'CLRED FOR TKOF L TURN ON COURSE APPROVED.' THEN I SAID, 'CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 5, L TURN ON COURSE.' AFTER CLRING THE RWY, TURNED ON COURSE 360 DEGS, CLBING AT 500 FPM AND 90 KTS AFTER RETRACTING THE GEAR. THEN AT ALMOST ACROSS THE CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER, FMY TWR CAME ON AND SAID, 'CARDINAL IDENT.' I DID. THEN FMY CTLR SAID, 'CARDINAL, WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR DEST, CALL ME AT THE FMY TWR FOR POSSIBLE CLASS C DEV.' UPON ARR AT LAL, I CALLED THE FMY TWR 119.0 CTLR. HE ASKED FOR MY NAME, ADDRESS AND PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBERS. MOST OF THE FLTS I USE 'FLT FOLLOW.' THAT DAY WAS VFR TO PERFECTION, SO I DID NOT USE RADAR. NORMALLY UPON DEP WITH RADAR, 'REMAIN AT OR BELOW 1500 FT MSL UPON DEP UNTIL DEP CTL 126.8 ADVISES OTHERWISE. MY MIND SET THAT DEP ON THAT DAY WAS TO START CLBING TO ALT AFTER XING THE RIVER. IF THERE WAS A 'POSSIBLE CLASS C DEV' IT WAS MARGINAL. IN THE FUTURE, AS ALWAYS, I WILL BE MORE AND MORE ATTENTIVE TO ALTS.

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.