Narrative:

I was returning to cdw and was getting 'flight following' radar advisories as I crossed the hudson river west bound, I had just descended through the 'B' airspace from cmk to pnj. It was a busy afternoon. N90 approach was working at least 3 other VFR aircraft inbound to cdw. I was in constant communication with the controller, who was calling out traffic to each of us and then instructing each of us, in turn, to 'squawk VFR' and 'contact the tower.' I was 'handed off' to the tower in turn. I noticed that I was within the cdw 'D' airspace when ny approach told me to call the tower. Tower frequency was busy (they were changing the active runway). As I attempted to establish communication with the tower, I realized that I was unable to depart the 'D' airspace without creating a potentially dangerous conflict with other traffic. I continued downwind. When I eventually got the tower's attention, they asked what I was doing in their airspace without talking to them first! I explained that N90 approach had turned me over to them. They said that I could not continue on the downwind as it interfered with the flow. They gave me direction to re-enter the pattern and cleared me to land. Once on the ground, they called me and asked what facility I was speaking to prior to entering the class 'D,' and said they had not been informed that I was coming. They then said that I was responsible for terminating my 'radar advisory' status with approach and calling the tower myself (as per the far's).

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT ENTERS CDW CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT FIRST ESTABLISHING COMS AS REQUIRED BY FAR.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO CDW AND WAS GETTING 'FLT FOLLOWING' RADAR ADVISORIES AS I CROSSED THE HUDSON RIVER W BOUND, I HAD JUST DSNDED THROUGH THE 'B' AIRSPACE FROM CMK TO PNJ. IT WAS A BUSY AFTERNOON. N90 APCH WAS WORKING AT LEAST 3 OTHER VFR ACFT INBOUND TO CDW. I WAS IN CONSTANT COM WITH THE CTLR, WHO WAS CALLING OUT TFC TO EACH OF US AND THEN INSTRUCTING EACH OF US, IN TURN, TO 'SQUAWK VFR' AND 'CONTACT THE TWR.' I WAS 'HANDED OFF' TO THE TWR IN TURN. I NOTICED THAT I WAS WITHIN THE CDW 'D' AIRSPACE WHEN NY APCH TOLD ME TO CALL THE TWR. TWR FREQ WAS BUSY (THEY WERE CHANGING THE ACTIVE RWY). AS I ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH COM WITH THE TWR, I REALIZED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DEPART THE 'D' AIRSPACE WITHOUT CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. I CONTINUED DOWNWIND. WHEN I EVENTUALLY GOT THE TWR'S ATTN, THEY ASKED WHAT I WAS DOING IN THEIR AIRSPACE WITHOUT TALKING TO THEM FIRST! I EXPLAINED THAT N90 APCH HAD TURNED ME OVER TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT I COULD NOT CONTINUE ON THE DOWNWIND AS IT INTERFERED WITH THE FLOW. THEY GAVE ME DIRECTION TO RE-ENTER THE PATTERN AND CLRED ME TO LAND. ONCE ON THE GND, THEY CALLED ME AND ASKED WHAT FACILITY I WAS SPEAKING TO PRIOR TO ENTERING THE CLASS 'D,' AND SAID THEY HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED THAT I WAS COMING. THEY THEN SAID THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TERMINATING MY 'RADAR ADVISORY' STATUS WITH APCH AND CALLING THE TWR MYSELF (AS PER THE FAR'S).

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.