PA28 pilot flew a banner towing route without a banner in sct class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	544557
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	544557
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying the shoreline to transition class B airspace in the low level offshore transition as a banner tow demonstration to another pilot. I have made this transition numerous times towing a banner, but did not have one on this occasion. My original plan was to utilize the VFR corridor, but a more realistic transition to demonstrate was the one I flew. I was summoned to call the los angeles tower supervisor after landing at destination. I did so and explained that it was a demonstration flight to another pilot. There were no traffic delays or conflicts. I apologized about the inconvenience and stated I would only utilize the banner transition when I actually had a banner in tow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT FLEW A BANNER TOWING RTE WITHOUT A BANNER IN SCT CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING THE SHORELINE TO TRANSITION CLASS B AIRSPACE IN THE LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE TRANSITION AS A BANNER TOW DEMO TO ANOTHER PLT. I HAVE MADE THIS TRANSITION NUMEROUS TIMES TOWING A BANNER, BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE ON THIS OCCASION. MY ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO UTILIZE THE VFR CORRIDOR, BUT A MORE REALISTIC TRANSITION TO DEMONSTRATE WAS THE ONE I FLEW. I WAS SUMMONED TO CALL THE LOS ANGELES TWR SUPVR AFTER LNDG AT DEST. I DID SO AND EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS A DEMO FLT TO ANOTHER PLT. THERE WERE NO TFC DELAYS OR CONFLICTS. I APOLOGIZED ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE AND STATED I WOULD ONLY UTILIZE THE BANNER TRANSITION WHEN I ACTUALLY HAD A BANNER IN TOW.

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.