A VFR C182 pilot climbs into the class B of sct while talking with FSS northwest of sli, ca.

Attributes
ACN	437849
Time
Date	199905
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sli.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	437849
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gps other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance FAA
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing to 4500 ft I overshot my target altitude and entered lax class b airspace. Penetration was discovered at 5400 ft and an immediate descent begun. Detection was a result of GPS alert. Factors included frequent IFR flight over the same route deferring altitude to 'as assigned,' concurrent communication with hhr FSS regarding opening of VFR flight plan which they did not have (duat forwarded it to ral FSS), preoccupation with GPS operation. Conclusion: VFR flight can be 'foreign' to IFR pilots if not done often. VFR freedom from ATC IFR routing/altitude, plus needing to open the flight plan, make VFR flight more difficult than IFR flight (in VMC).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A VFR C182 PLT CLBS INTO THE CLASS B OF SCT WHILE TALKING WITH FSS NW OF SLI, CA.

Narrative: CLBING TO 4500 FT I OVERSHOT MY TARGET ALT AND ENTERED LAX CLASS b AIRSPACE. PENETRATION WAS DISCOVERED AT 5400 FT AND AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT BEGUN. DETECTION WAS A RESULT OF GPS ALERT. FACTORS INCLUDED FREQUENT IFR FLT OVER THE SAME RTE DEFERRING ALT TO 'AS ASSIGNED,' CONCURRENT COM WITH HHR FSS REGARDING OPENING OF VFR FLT PLAN WHICH THEY DID NOT HAVE (DUAT FORWARDED IT TO RAL FSS), PREOCCUPATION WITH GPS OP. CONCLUSION: VFR FLT CAN BE 'FOREIGN' TO IFR PLTS IF NOT DONE OFTEN. VFR FREEDOM FROM ATC IFR ROUTING/ALT, PLUS NEEDING TO OPEN THE FLT PLAN, MAKE VFR FLT MORE DIFFICULT THAN IFR FLT (IN VMC).

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.