Narrative:

My airplane had a new GPS-communication installed in it, and this was my first flight in it after the installation. I was departing from the wichita mid continent airport (ict) for a flight to jabara airport (aao), which is across town. I used a scrolling screen function on the GPS-communication to change frequency to talk to clearance, ground, and so on at ict. I had been cleared for takeoff and had been instructed to turn to a heading of 140 degrees and maintain 3000 ft after takeoff. After takeoff, I tried to tune the radio manually to talk to wichita approach, and discovered that I had forgotten how to do that. I talked to the tower and explain that I couldn't tune my radio and also turned away from the 140 degree heading since I was afraid that heading would send me over mcconnel AFB. The tower responded by telling me to squawk 1200 and avoid mcconnell and ict airspace. I turned to the north to avoid mcconnel airspace, but I believe that I was still in the ict airspace that I had been told to avoid. During this time, I was also above my assigned 3000 ft altitude. I then figured out how to tune the radio manually, and contacted wichita approach. They gave me a new squawk code, and instructed me to resume my own navigation to my intended destination of aao. I landed at aao without further incident. The cause of this incident was my lack of familiarity with my new equipment. The way to prevent a recurrence of this situation is to study the operations of the new equipment, and become familiar with the basic operations of the equipment. Use of an available simulator will assist, as will study of the equipment's owner manual.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT, WITH NEW RADIO EQUIP INSTALLED, WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT APCH CTL BEFORE VIOLATING KICT CLASS 'C' AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MY AIRPLANE HAD A NEW GPS-COM INSTALLED IN IT, AND THIS WAS MY FIRST FLT IN IT AFTER THE INSTALLATION. I WAS DEPARTING FROM THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT ARPT (ICT) FOR A FLT TO JABARA ARPT (AAO), WHICH IS ACROSS TOWN. I USED A SCROLLING SCREEN FUNCTION ON THE GPS-COM TO CHANGE FREQ TO TALK TO CLRNC, GND, AND SO ON AT ICT. I HAD BEEN CLRED FOR TKOF AND HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TURN TO A HEADING OF 140 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 3000 FT AFTER TKOF. AFTER TKOF, I TRIED TO TUNE THE RADIO MANUALLY TO TALK TO WICHITA APCH, AND DISCOVERED THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW TO DO THAT. I TALKED TO THE TWR AND EXPLAIN THAT I COULDN'T TUNE MY RADIO AND ALSO TURNED AWAY FROM THE 140 DEG HEADING SINCE I WAS AFRAID THAT HEADING WOULD SEND ME OVER MCCONNEL AFB. THE TWR RESPONDED BY TELLING ME TO SQUAWK 1200 AND AVOID MCCONNELL AND ICT AIRSPACE. I TURNED TO THE NORTH TO AVOID MCCONNEL AIRSPACE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT I WAS STILL IN THE ICT AIRSPACE THAT I HAD BEEN TOLD TO AVOID. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS ALSO ABOVE MY ASSIGNED 3000 FT ALT. I THEN FIGURED OUT HOW TO TUNE THE RADIO MANUALLY, AND CONTACTED WICHITA APCH. THEY GAVE ME A NEW SQUAWK CODE, AND INSTRUCTED ME TO RESUME MY OWN NAV TO MY INTENDED DEST OF AAO. I LANDED AT AAO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS MY LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH MY NEW EQUIPMENT. THE WAY TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS SIT IS TO STUDY THE OPS OF THE NEW EQUIP, AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE BASIC OPS OF THE EQUIP. USE OF AN AVAILABLE SIMULATOR WILL ASSIST, AS WILL STUDY OF THE EQUIPMENT'S OWNER MANUAL.

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.