Narrative:

VFR flight clw-X01-mth-eyw-mth-X01-clw. WX briefing obtained 1 1/2 hours before takeoff clw. On way back, refueled at X01, bad WX showed up in the neighborhood of la belle-charlotte (pgd) and it was becoming dark. There was a strong northwest headwind we dealt with all the way back. The WX (showers) forced me to descend to +/-1000 ft, and I concentrated on diverting the showers, but always on a heading between west and north, trying to maintain ground references. Finally we broke through the WX. We thought we had the tampa bay area on our northwest side. We referenced to the high radio mast, and the congested area of bradenton. I decided to stay under 1200 ft because of the class C of bradenton, and not to fly above congested area. When passing the high mast we thought we found the rotating beacon of whitted (spg) and headed to this beacon. This is where I started making calls to spg tower and st petersburg tower to verify my location but didn't succeed in making contact. We passed the airport, turned over the water, here is where I decided I lost the way. Since we were running out of fuel, I returned to the airport we passed, made sure there wasn't any traffic in the pattern/runway, and landed. It showed up it was sfb. On route I may have touched the bottom-line of class B airspace, I entered class D without 2-WAY radio contact. All the time we handled with care, didn't panic, stayed out of congested area, and tried to stay out of airspaces in the neighborhood.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PLT, ON A VFR FLT, BECAME DISORIENTATED WHEN ENCOUNTERING WX ENRTE, LNDG AT A CLASS D ARPT UNANNOUNCED.

Narrative: VFR FLT CLW-X01-MTH-EYW-MTH-X01-CLW. WX BRIEFING OBTAINED 1 1/2 HRS BEFORE TKOF CLW. ON WAY BACK, REFUELED AT X01, BAD WX SHOWED UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LA BELLE-CHARLOTTE (PGD) AND IT WAS BECOMING DARK. THERE WAS A STRONG NW HEADWIND WE DEALT WITH ALL THE WAY BACK. THE WX (SHOWERS) FORCED ME TO DSND TO +/-1000 FT, AND I CONCENTRATED ON DIVERTING THE SHOWERS, BUT ALWAYS ON A HEADING BTWN W AND N, TRYING TO MAINTAIN GND REFS. FINALLY WE BROKE THROUGH THE WX. WE THOUGHT WE HAD THE TAMPA BAY AREA ON OUR NW SIDE. WE REFED TO THE HIGH RADIO MAST, AND THE CONGESTED AREA OF BRADENTON. I DECIDED TO STAY UNDER 1200 FT BECAUSE OF THE CLASS C OF BRADENTON, AND NOT TO FLY ABOVE CONGESTED AREA. WHEN PASSING THE HIGH MAST WE THOUGHT WE FOUND THE ROTATING BEACON OF WHITTED (SPG) AND HEADED TO THIS BEACON. THIS IS WHERE I STARTED MAKING CALLS TO SPG TWR AND ST PETERSBURG TWR TO VERIFY MY LOCATION BUT DIDN'T SUCCEED IN MAKING CONTACT. WE PASSED THE ARPT, TURNED OVER THE WATER, HERE IS WHERE I DECIDED I LOST THE WAY. SINCE WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, I RETURNED TO THE ARPT WE PASSED, MADE SURE THERE WASN'T ANY TFC IN THE PATTERN/RWY, AND LANDED. IT SHOWED UP IT WAS SFB. ON RTE I MAY HAVE TOUCHED THE BOTTOM-LINE OF CLASS B AIRSPACE, I ENTERED CLASS D WITHOUT 2-WAY RADIO CONTACT. ALL THE TIME WE HANDLED WITH CARE, DIDN'T PANIC, STAYED OUT OF CONGESTED AREA, AND TRIED TO STAY OUT OF AIRSPACES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

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.