VFR BE9T departing sdl violates phx class B.

Attributes
ACN	578982
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : p50.tracon
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Beech F90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	578982
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed scottsdale airport VFR on an approximately heading of 330 degrees, direct drake, and contacted approach for flight following. I had briefed and planned the flight with reference to both company X charts and FAA VFR TCA charts for the area. Altitude preselect was set. I leveled at 6500 ft to remain below the phoenix class B airspace. After checking in with approach and being assigned a transponder code, the controller asked if I was familiar with the local airspace. I said yes, that I was level in order to remain below class B airspace for the next few mi. This was at approximately 18 DME from the phoenix VOR. The controller said that he believed the sector I was in was 6000 ft, and not 7000 ft, as I had planned. Upon rechking the charts, I found that he was correct and that I had simply misread the chart during planning. No conflict of any nature occurred. I simply need to take more care in reading the charts. In fact, in the future, I will not depart airspace with class B VFR and will file IFR instead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VFR BE9T DEPARTING SDL VIOLATES PHX CLASS B.

Narrative: I DEPARTED SCOTTSDALE ARPT VFR ON AN APPROX HEADING OF 330 DEGS, DIRECT DRAKE, AND CONTACTED APCH FOR FLT FOLLOWING. I HAD BRIEFED AND PLANNED THE FLT WITH REF TO BOTH COMPANY X CHARTS AND FAA VFR TCA CHARTS FOR THE AREA. ALT PRESELECT WAS SET. I LEVELED AT 6500 FT TO REMAIN BELOW THE PHOENIX CLASS B AIRSPACE. AFTER CHKING IN WITH APCH AND BEING ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE, THE CTLR ASKED IF I WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE LCL AIRSPACE. I SAID YES, THAT I WAS LEVEL IN ORDER TO REMAIN BELOW CLASS B AIRSPACE FOR THE NEXT FEW MI. THIS WAS AT APPROX 18 DME FROM THE PHOENIX VOR. THE CTLR SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THE SECTOR I WAS IN WAS 6000 FT, AND NOT 7000 FT, AS I HAD PLANNED. UPON RECHKING THE CHARTS, I FOUND THAT HE WAS CORRECT AND THAT I HAD SIMPLY MISREAD THE CHART DURING PLANNING. NO CONFLICT OF ANY NATURE OCCURRED. I SIMPLY NEED TO TAKE MORE CARE IN READING THE CHARTS. IN FACT, IN THE FUTURE, I WILL NOT DEPART AIRSPACE WITH CLASS B VFR AND WILL FILE IFR INSTEAD.

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.