A C150 pilot entered P40 airspace near hgr.

Attributes
ACN	454753
Time
Date	199911
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 3100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 112 flight time type : 109
ASRS Report	454753
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

When I departed lns it was 3 mi visibility and the winds aloft were 29 KTS from the northwest. I climbed to 4500 ft and it took me close to 20 mins to cross the susquehanna river. Hoping the winds would be better, I descended to 3000 ft AGL. I proceeded on course until I passed over gettysburg (W05). At this point I began to get windshear with 500-1000 ft drops. As I was passing over the mountain range, I was trying to avoid the heavier cloud banks and keep to the north of the P40 area. Apparently, due to the wind and my disorientation from not being familiar with the area, I was blown south into the P40 area. When I came out of the range over the town of smithsburg, I began to wonder if I had crossed into the P40 area, but assumed that I didn't due to the fact that I was on the hgr tower frequency the whole time and never heard anything. The only thing that I feel I should have done differently was contact ZDC and ask for flight following. They would have warned me off and I would not have crossed into the airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 PLT ENTERED P40 AIRSPACE NEAR HGR.

Narrative: WHEN I DEPARTED LNS IT WAS 3 MI VISIBILITY AND THE WINDS ALOFT WERE 29 KTS FROM THE NW. I CLBED TO 4500 FT AND IT TOOK ME CLOSE TO 20 MINS TO CROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. HOPING THE WINDS WOULD BE BETTER, I DSNDED TO 3000 FT AGL. I PROCEEDED ON COURSE UNTIL I PASSED OVER GETTYSBURG (W05). AT THIS POINT I BEGAN TO GET WINDSHEAR WITH 500-1000 FT DROPS. AS I WAS PASSING OVER THE MOUNTAIN RANGE, I WAS TRYING TO AVOID THE HEAVIER CLOUD BANKS AND KEEP TO THE N OF THE P40 AREA. APPARENTLY, DUE TO THE WIND AND MY DISORIENTATION FROM NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, I WAS BLOWN S INTO THE P40 AREA. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE RANGE OVER THE TOWN OF SMITHSBURG, I BEGAN TO WONDER IF I HAD CROSSED INTO THE P40 AREA, BUT ASSUMED THAT I DIDN'T DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ON THE HGR TWR FREQ THE WHOLE TIME AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY WAS CONTACT ZDC AND ASK FOR FLT FOLLOWING. THEY WOULD HAVE WARNED ME OFF AND I WOULD NOT HAVE CROSSED INTO THE 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.