C182 pilot entered phx class B.

Attributes
ACN	463940
Time
Date	200002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	military facility : luf.milfac tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	military facility : luf.milfac
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighting Falcon F16
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	463940
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

While approaching phx class B, I called phx approach on appropriate frequency and reported position (9000 ft MSL at 4 peaks) and request (landing glendale) controller told me to contact luke AFB approach, which I did. They (luke) gave me a squawk code which I set. A few mins later they said they were not receiving my transponder code, so per their request, I recycled it and idented. I then asked to begin my descent into glendale, az, which they okayed. I also, at the time heard the controller working with an F16 with a hung bomb, which may have occupied their attention. I then reported glendale in sight. They said to contact the tower, and also said they never got my transponder. (Transponder was working with ZAB.) when I landed at glendale, I was told to call approach (phx) on the phone about a possible airspace violation. 1) cause: phx controller telling me to contact luke when I was in their airspace. 2) cause: my failure to hear (as best I remember) that I was cleared into class B airspace. 3) cause: luke approach never really knew where I was and never tried to find out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT ENTERED PHX CLASS B.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING PHX CLASS B, I CALLED PHX APCH ON APPROPRIATE FREQ AND RPTED POS (9000 FT MSL AT 4 PEAKS) AND REQUEST (LNDG GLENDALE) CTLR TOLD ME TO CONTACT LUKE AFB APCH, WHICH I DID. THEY (LUKE) GAVE ME A SQUAWK CODE WHICH I SET. A FEW MINS LATER THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING MY XPONDER CODE, SO PER THEIR REQUEST, I RECYCLED IT AND IDENTED. I THEN ASKED TO BEGIN MY DSCNT INTO GLENDALE, AZ, WHICH THEY OKAYED. I ALSO, AT THE TIME HEARD THE CTLR WORKING WITH AN F16 WITH A HUNG BOMB, WHICH MAY HAVE OCCUPIED THEIR ATTN. I THEN RPTED GLENDALE IN SIGHT. THEY SAID TO CONTACT THE TWR, AND ALSO SAID THEY NEVER GOT MY XPONDER. (XPONDER WAS WORKING WITH ZAB.) WHEN I LANDED AT GLENDALE, I WAS TOLD TO CALL APCH (PHX) ON THE PHONE ABOUT A POSSIBLE AIRSPACE VIOLATION. 1) CAUSE: PHX CTLR TELLING ME TO CONTACT LUKE WHEN I WAS IN THEIR AIRSPACE. 2) CAUSE: MY FAILURE TO HEAR (AS BEST I REMEMBER) THAT I WAS CLRED INTO CLASS B AIRSPACE. 3) CAUSE: LUKE APCH NEVER REALLY KNEW WHERE I WAS AND NEVER TRIED TO FIND OUT.

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.