A distracted private pilot flying; utilized an apple ipad for navigation assistance; clipped iwa cla...

Narrative:

Airspace incursion. Entered iwa airspace without clearance. When I was about 10 miles from ffz and 2 miles east of chd I called ffz tower on 124.6 and received a clearance to enter their class D airspace. I was using a new GPS program called 'foreflight' installed on an apple ipad. Upon receiving my instructions from ffz I switched the ipad from the GPS navigation screen to a writing scratch pad to write down my landing instructions. With my head down concentrating on learning how to use the new program I lost my heading and inadvertently clipped the iwa airspace. I estimate that I was inside the iwa class D by about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Ffz informed me that iwa had 'typed me in as an airspace violation.' I confirmed that I had also noted my error. The ffz controller called iwa who only cautioned me to be more mindful of the airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A distracted private pilot flying; utilized an Apple iPad for navigation assistance; clipped IWA Class D airspace while focusing on how to use the program installed.

Narrative: Airspace incursion. Entered IWA airspace without clearance. When I was about 10 miles from FFZ and 2 miles east of CHD I called FFZ Tower on 124.6 and received a clearance to enter their Class D airspace. I was using a new GPS program called 'Foreflight' installed on an Apple iPad. Upon receiving my instructions from FFZ I switched the iPad from the GPS navigation screen to a writing scratch pad to write down my landing instructions. With my head down concentrating on learning how to use the new program I lost my heading and inadvertently clipped the IWA airspace. I estimate that I was inside the IWA Class D by about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. FFZ informed me that IWA had 'typed me in as an airspace violation.' I confirmed that I had also noted my error. The FFZ Controller called IWA who only cautioned me to be more mindful of the airspace.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	906617
Time
Date	201008
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	IWA.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR

A distracted private pilot flying; utilized an apple ipad for navigation assistance; clipped iwa class D airspace while focusing on how to use the program installed.