Rushed C180 pilot didn't notice mci class B airspace along route of flight.

Attributes
ACN	444735
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 7500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 180 Skywagon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 35 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	444735
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This may be the only time an incident occurred because of over preparation. Rushed takeoff from osh. Had WAC charts, sectionals and IFR charts all over the cockpit. Simply missed noticing that route neared kansas city class B airspace. By way of explanation, I must confess that I thought kansas city was in kansas, not missouri. So, heading into kansas, I didn't notice the class B data on any of my charts. When the event was called to my attention, the data regarding the airspace was found -- in the corners of charts that I had already put away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RUSHED C180 PLT DIDN'T NOTICE MCI CLASS B AIRSPACE ALONG RTE OF FLT.

Narrative: THIS MAY BE THE ONLY TIME AN INCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF OVER PREPARATION. RUSHED TKOF FROM OSH. HAD WAC CHARTS, SECTIONALS AND IFR CHARTS ALL OVER THE COCKPIT. SIMPLY MISSED NOTICING THAT RTE NEARED KANSAS CITY CLASS B AIRSPACE. BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, I MUST CONFESS THAT I THOUGHT KANSAS CITY WAS IN KANSAS, NOT MISSOURI. SO, HDG INTO KANSAS, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE CLASS B DATA ON ANY OF MY CHARTS. WHEN THE EVENT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTN, THE DATA REGARDING THE AIRSPACE WAS FOUND -- IN THE CORNERS OF CHARTS THAT I HAD ALREADY PUT AWAY.

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.