A BE35 commercial pilot enters the class B airspace of cvg without approach controller's permission.

Attributes
ACN	450020
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : cvg.vortac
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival : vfr enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 57 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 70
ASRS Report	450020
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Return from mount vernon, il, airport as I gave a fellow pilot a ride to an interview. Both the other pilot and I fly commercially and left the cincinnati area early saturday morning (approximately AB30). Both pilots flew the previous day and alternated flying duties to and from st louis. Upon return from st louis, PIC duties passed back and forth. I was PIC upon entrance into the cincinnati class B airspace. Other pilot was sleeping due to sinus discomfort. I tried to contact cincinnati approach approximately 30 mi out but had a loose connection in the radio jack harness. With century one autoplt on, I attempted to fix the radio short. When fixed, I immediately contacted cincinnati approach. He must have heard me before as he asked how do I read him now. I said loud and clear. The position I previously gave cincinnati approach was told to me to be an airspace penetration when I confirmed my position. Controller was pleasant/professional and indicated that 'in the near future' such infractions will have severe ramifications. I said 'yes sir.' he then asked what requests I may have. I said vectors to lunken to refuel. Pilot fatigue and recent change in airspace boundary were causes of the inadvertent penetration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE35 COMMERCIAL PLT ENTERS THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF CVG WITHOUT APCH CTLR'S PERMISSION.

Narrative: RETURN FROM MOUNT VERNON, IL, ARPT AS I GAVE A FELLOW PLT A RIDE TO AN INTERVIEW. BOTH THE OTHER PLT AND I FLY COMMERCIALLY AND LEFT THE CINCINNATI AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING (APPROX AB30). BOTH PLTS FLEW THE PREVIOUS DAY AND ALTERNATED FLYING DUTIES TO AND FROM ST LOUIS. UPON RETURN FROM ST LOUIS, PIC DUTIES PASSED BACK AND FORTH. I WAS PIC UPON ENTRANCE INTO THE CINCINNATI CLASS B AIRSPACE. OTHER PLT WAS SLEEPING DUE TO SINUS DISCOMFORT. I TRIED TO CONTACT CINCINNATI APCH APPROX 30 MI OUT BUT HAD A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE RADIO JACK HARNESS. WITH CENTURY ONE AUTOPLT ON, I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE RADIO SHORT. WHEN FIXED, I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED CINCINNATI APCH. HE MUST HAVE HEARD ME BEFORE AS HE ASKED HOW DO I READ HIM NOW. I SAID LOUD AND CLR. THE POS I PREVIOUSLY GAVE CINCINNATI APCH WAS TOLD TO ME TO BE AN AIRSPACE PENETRATION WHEN I CONFIRMED MY POS. CTLR WAS PLEASANT/PROFESSIONAL AND INDICATED THAT 'IN THE NEAR FUTURE' SUCH INFRACTIONS WILL HAVE SEVERE RAMIFICATIONS. I SAID 'YES SIR.' HE THEN ASKED WHAT REQUESTS I MAY HAVE. I SAID VECTORS TO LUNKEN TO REFUEL. PLT FATIGUE AND RECENT CHANGE IN AIRSPACE BOUNDARY WERE CAUSES OF THE INADVERTENT PENETRATION.

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.