A C182 private pilot inadvertently enters the class B airspace of stl while on a pleasure flight wes...

Attributes
ACN	458560
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute airway : v12.airway
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	458560
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : exited penetrated airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In stl class B airspace, aircraft #1 was on approximately 82 degree radial of foristell VOR toward troy VOR. After crossing spirit of st louis airport (sus) at 3000 ft, I may not have reduced my altitude in time to avoid surface to 8000 ft space within the 6 NM of stl airport. To avoid any further incursion of this airspace, I turned south to 2000 ft and exited the airspace in the 5000-8000 ft area (20 NM south) and continued to troy (toy) under the airspace floor. No aircraft were seen at any time. This was first time in this part of the united states of america and I was using new style charts with which I was not yet fully comfortable with them (air chart system). I may not have made an airspace incursion at all, but took a new course to south to avoid any possibility of an incursion. In retrospect, I should have taken a course that avoided any possibility of incursion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PVT PLT INADVERTENTLY ENTERS THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF STL WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT W OF STL, MO.

Narrative: IN STL CLASS B AIRSPACE, ACFT #1 WAS ON APPROX 82 DEG RADIAL OF FORISTELL VOR TOWARD TROY VOR. AFTER XING SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ARPT (SUS) AT 3000 FT, I MAY NOT HAVE REDUCED MY ALT IN TIME TO AVOID SURFACE TO 8000 FT SPACE WITHIN THE 6 NM OF STL ARPT. TO AVOID ANY FURTHER INCURSION OF THIS AIRSPACE, I TURNED S TO 2000 FT AND EXITED THE AIRSPACE IN THE 5000-8000 FT AREA (20 NM S) AND CONTINUED TO TROY (TOY) UNDER THE AIRSPACE FLOOR. NO ACFT WERE SEEN AT ANY TIME. THIS WAS FIRST TIME IN THIS PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND I WAS USING NEW STYLE CHARTS WITH WHICH I WAS NOT YET FULLY COMFORTABLE WITH THEM (AIR CHART SYS). I MAY NOT HAVE MADE AN AIRSPACE INCURSION AT ALL, BUT TOOK A NEW COURSE TO S TO AVOID ANY POSSIBILITY OF AN INCURSION. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A COURSE THAT AVOIDED ANY POSSIBILITY OF INCURSION.

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.

A C182 private pilot inadvertently enters the class B airspace of stl while on a pleasure flight west of stl, mo.