Narrative:

I took another pilot from my home field southwest of iad to mtn to ferry an aircraft to my home field. Due to winds, I elected not to fly my taildragger and borrowed another tri-gear aircraft. The VFR flight to mtn was uneventful with my fellow pilot navigating. I had never been to mtn before, which is in a very busy class B area. Upon departure in high winds and turbulence throwing me around in the cockpit, I quickly became disoriented. Having lost my navigator did not help. I could not recognize landmarks on the ground to find on my tac chart. I estimated my position, staying low to clear the baltimore class B airspace. Once I confirmed my position, I realized I was probably in the 1500 ft ring and my altitude was 1900 ft MSL. I quickly dove to 1400 ft. I continued at 1400 ft until well clear of that portion of the class B airspace. I failed to have a clear plan in mind when departing mtn for heading and altitude. Because I was in unfamiliar territory, in a borrowed aircraft and turbulence was throwing me all over the sky, I was a bit overwhelmed. I am an experienced pilot and learned a great reminder from this experience. That is, work up a plan with an alternate and stick to the plan. Don't just 'kick the tires and light the fires!'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT, IN UNFAMILIAR ACFT AND AREA, PENETRATES BWI CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I TOOK ANOTHER PLT FROM MY HOME FIELD SW OF IAD TO MTN TO FERRY AN ACFT TO MY HOME FIELD. DUE TO WINDS, I ELECTED NOT TO FLY MY TAILDRAGGER AND BORROWED ANOTHER TRI-GEAR ACFT. THE VFR FLT TO MTN WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH MY FELLOW PLT NAVING. I HAD NEVER BEEN TO MTN BEFORE, WHICH IS IN A VERY BUSY CLASS B AREA. UPON DEP IN HIGH WINDS AND TURB THROWING ME AROUND IN THE COCKPIT, I QUICKLY BECAME DISORIENTED. HAVING LOST MY NAVIGATOR DID NOT HELP. I COULD NOT RECOGNIZE LANDMARKS ON THE GND TO FIND ON MY TAC CHART. I ESTIMATED MY POS, STAYING LOW TO CLR THE BALTIMORE CLASS B AIRSPACE. ONCE I CONFIRMED MY POS, I REALIZED I WAS PROBABLY IN THE 1500 FT RING AND MY ALT WAS 1900 FT MSL. I QUICKLY DOVE TO 1400 FT. I CONTINUED AT 1400 FT UNTIL WELL CLR OF THAT PORTION OF THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. I FAILED TO HAVE A CLR PLAN IN MIND WHEN DEPARTING MTN FOR HDG AND ALT. BECAUSE I WAS IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY, IN A BORROWED ACFT AND TURB WAS THROWING ME ALL OVER THE SKY, I WAS A BIT OVERWHELMED. I AM AN EXPERIENCED PLT AND LEARNED A GREAT REMINDER FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. THAT IS, WORK UP A PLAN WITH AN ALTERNATE AND STICK TO THE PLAN. DON'T JUST 'KICK THE TIRES AND LIGHT THE FIRES!'

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.