Pilot on IFR flight plan concerned that he has entered class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	446840
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : akh.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	446840
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed rock hill, sc, for an IFR flight to asheville, nc. Knowing that class B for clt is close, departed on a mostly west heading after departing runway 2. Planned to level off at 2500 ft if clearance not received. Just after takeoff, the oil pressure was noticed as being just within tolerances. Contacted approach while checking. While checking out the oil pressure, clt approach asked me to identify. Being preoccupied with the oil, I was startled when approach confirmed radar contact at 2500 ft, 5 mi south of gastonia. My concern is that position means I strayed within the 1800 ft class B airspace. Controller made no reference to being in the clt airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT ON IFR FLT PLAN CONCERNED THAT HE HAS ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: DEPARTED ROCK HILL, SC, FOR AN IFR FLT TO ASHEVILLE, NC. KNOWING THAT CLASS B FOR CLT IS CLOSE, DEPARTED ON A MOSTLY W HDG AFTER DEPARTING RWY 2. PLANNED TO LEVEL OFF AT 2500 FT IF CLRNC NOT RECEIVED. JUST AFTER TKOF, THE OIL PRESSURE WAS NOTICED AS BEING JUST WITHIN TOLERANCES. CONTACTED APCH WHILE CHKING. WHILE CHKING OUT THE OIL PRESSURE, CLT APCH ASKED ME TO IDENT. BEING PREOCCUPIED WITH THE OIL, I WAS STARTLED WHEN APCH CONFIRMED RADAR CONTACT AT 2500 FT, 5 MI S OF GASTONIA. MY CONCERN IS THAT POS MEANS I STRAYED WITHIN THE 1800 FT CLASS B AIRSPACE. CTLR MADE NO REF TO BEING IN THE CLT AIRSPACE.

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.