NMAC -- PLT REQUESTS PERMISSION TO ENTER CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE. WHILE AWAITING PERMISSION; HE EVADES INTO THE AIRSPACE ON A NMAC.

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I WAS AT 2500 FT MSL WITH CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE ABOVE ME FROM 2700 FT TO 5000 FT; I CONTACTED COAST APCH TO GET A CLRNC TO CLB THROUGH THE CLASS 'D' AIRSPACE; WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE WHEN I SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A T28 AT 2:30 O'CLOCK AND ABOUT 1000 FT. HDG TOWARDS ME AT MY SAME ALT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW ME; I PULLED UP IMMEDIATELY AND IN SO DOING ZOOM CLBED THROUGH 3000 FT; AS I WAS ALREADY IN THE AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC SO I CLBED ON THROUGH. WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 5500 FT OR 6000 FT I HEARD ATC TELL ME TO CHANGE FREQ FOR IDENT. I DID NOT RESPOND; BUT CHANGED MY XPONDER BACK TO 1200. TUNED IT OFF; THEN BACK ON. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO AVOID THE NEAR MISS. HOWEVER; I BELIEVE LOOKING BACK NOW; I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED ATC AND EXPLAINED MY ACTIONS. I BELIEVE THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ADRENALIN AND EXCITEMENT COMBINED WITH A FEAR OF FAA ENFORCEMENT ACTION CLOUDED MY JUDGEMENT IN DECIDING NOT TO RESPOND TO THE ATC REQUEST. IF I HAD NOT BEEN AFRAID OF FAA ENFORCEMENT ACTION I WOULD HAVE RESPONDED. WHEN I CALMED DOWN I REALIZED I HAD ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE. IF I AM EVER IN A SIT LIKE THIS AGAIN; I'M SURE I WOULD RESPOND DIFFERENTLY.