A piper PA32 pilot entered controled airspace without clearance at ZZZ, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	441281
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : egtt.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 2900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	441281
Person 2
Affiliation	government : foreign
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed southend, england on a VFR flight to wick, scotland, and then on to return to the united states. This departure occurred at about XA00 local time. Upon leaving the immediate airport environment on an easterly heading, I contacted the london frequency given by the tower. I reported my location and direction of flight and proceeded a slow turn back toward the northwest to avoid flying close to any villages or towns due to the early hour. The london frequency alerted me that lakenheath airbase was on my route of flight and gave me a frequency to call. He also advised that stansted had called him and alleged that I had intersected their airspace and were reporting a flight violation. I did not understand how this could happen since I believed I was under radar advisory surveillance. I later learned that I was in communication with a controller who does not give radar vectors, but is what they call an 'information' service. I was told there were no other aircraft in the air at this time and there was no danger to persons or property but that stansted was having a problem in their area and wanted to make an example of someone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA32 PLT ENTERED CTLED AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC AT ZZZ, FO.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SOUTHEND, ENGLAND ON A VFR FLT TO WICK, SCOTLAND, AND THEN ON TO RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES. THIS DEP OCCURRED AT ABOUT XA00 LCL TIME. UPON LEAVING THE IMMEDIATE ARPT ENVIRONMENT ON AN EASTERLY HDG, I CONTACTED THE LONDON FREQ GIVEN BY THE TWR. I RPTED MY LOCATION AND DIRECTION OF FLT AND PROCEEDED A SLOW TURN BACK TOWARD THE NW TO AVOID FLYING CLOSE TO ANY VILLAGES OR TOWNS DUE TO THE EARLY HR. THE LONDON FREQ ALERTED ME THAT LAKENHEATH AIRBASE WAS ON MY RTE OF FLT AND GAVE ME A FREQ TO CALL. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT STANSTED HAD CALLED HIM AND ALLEGED THAT I HAD INTERSECTED THEIR AIRSPACE AND WERE RPTING A FLT VIOLATION. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN SINCE I BELIEVED I WAS UNDER RADAR ADVISORY SURVEILLANCE. I LATER LEARNED THAT I WAS IN COM WITH A CTLR WHO DOES NOT GIVE RADAR VECTORS, BUT IS WHAT THEY CALL AN 'INFO' SVC. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER ACFT IN THE AIR AT THIS TIME AND THERE WAS NO DANGER TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY BUT THAT STANSTED WAS HAVING A PROB IN THEIR AREA AND WANTED TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE.

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.