Flight crew of a british hawker, I25-700, entered class D airspace prior to obtaining clearance.

Attributes
ACN	490870
Time
Date	200010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lwb.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 3000 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : lwb.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series 700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 4
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13300 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	490870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	490866
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

ZDC cleared us for a visual approach into lwb but did not xfer us to lwb local control. At approximately 6 NM from lwb, I asked the right seat pilot to ask ZDC if they wanted us to call lwb tower. Center sounded a little surprised and immediately turned us over to lwb tower, just as we were reaching a point abeam to the southeast of bushi LOM, 5 NM from the end of runway 4. When lwb tower answered our call, the controller said he had us in sight on a 2 mi final. At that moment we were too busy to question his distance measurement until after landing for safety reasons. We were cleared to land and landed without incident. Taxiing back, the controller berated us for not calling sooner and later threatened to file a violation. Taxiing out for departure the next day the same controller requested a phone number on ground control and said he was 'pulling the tapes.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A BRITISH HAWKER, I25-700, ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE PRIOR TO OBTAINING CLRNC.

Narrative: ZDC CLRED US FOR A VISUAL APCH INTO LWB BUT DID NOT XFER US TO LWB LCL CTL. AT APPROX 6 NM FROM LWB, I ASKED THE R SEAT PLT TO ASK ZDC IF THEY WANTED US TO CALL LWB TWR. CTR SOUNDED A LITTLE SURPRISED AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED US OVER TO LWB TWR, JUST AS WE WERE REACHING A POINT ABEAM TO THE SE OF BUSHI LOM, 5 NM FROM THE END OF RWY 4. WHEN LWB TWR ANSWERED OUR CALL, THE CTLR SAID HE HAD US IN SIGHT ON A 2 MI FINAL. AT THAT MOMENT WE WERE TOO BUSY TO QUESTION HIS DISTANCE MEASUREMENT UNTIL AFTER LNDG FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIING BACK, THE CTLR BERATED US FOR NOT CALLING SOONER AND LATER THREATENED TO FILE A VIOLATION. TAXIING OUT FOR DEP THE NEXT DAY THE SAME CTLR REQUESTED A PHONE NUMBER ON GND CTL AND SAID HE WAS 'PULLING THE TAPES.'

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.