SMA DEPARTS VFR. WHILE TRYING TO ACQUIRE IFR CLRNC ENTERS CLASS B AIRSPACE.

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I FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM DEER VALLEY ARPT TO WICHITA FALLS; DIRECT. WHILE TAXIING AND RECEIVING THE CLRNC; I WAS ASKED TO NAME AN INTERMEDIATE FIX; AND I SELECTED ROSEWELL VOR. AFTER SEVERAL MINS; I RECEIVED THE CLRNC; DEPARTED; AND WAS HANDED OFF TO ATC. SHORTLY AFTER THE HDOF; I EXPERIENCED ENG PROBS; AND INFORMED ATC THAT I WOULD BE RETURNING TO DEER VALLEY IMMEDIATELY. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE FOUND A STUCK VALVE. I CALLED TO INSURE THAT THE FLT PLAN HAD BEEN CANCELED; AND ASKED FOR THE SAME FLT PLAN FOR THE NEXT DAY. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE NEXT MORNING. I MENTIONED THE NEED FOR AN INTERMEDIATE FIX TO THE BRIEFER. HE SAID THAT THEY FILED DIRECT ALL THE TIME. I STARTED TAXIING; AND GND CTL AGAIN SAID 'CLRNC UPON REQUEST.' HE ONCE AGAIN ASKED FOR AN INTERMEDIATE FIX. I REQUESTED ONM VOR; WHICH WOULD KEEP ME N OF THE RESTR AREA R5107. HE ASKED ME TO STAND BY; AND I ASKED HIM IF I COULD PICK UP THE CLRNC IN THE AIR. HE SAID OK; AND I DEPARTED AT NOON; TURNING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS TO THE E AND CLBING AT A NORMAL RATE. MY CONCENTRATION AT THIS TIME WAS ON THE ENG INSTS AND ENG OP. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE EXPECTED HDOF TO ATC; AND ASKED THE TWR WHY. HE ASKED IF I WAS THE BONANZA WAITING FOR A CLRNC; I SAID I WAS; HE SAID THAT THE SHIFT HAD JUST CHANGED IN THE TWR; AND HANDED ME OFF TO ATC; WHO IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. I SAID THAT I HAD BEEN WAITING FOR IT FROM DEER VALLEY. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE MY CLRNC WAS; BUT WERE QUITE SURE THAT I DID NOT HAVE IT. I WAS ISSUED A SQUAWK CODE; AND CONTINUED THE EBOUND CLB. I SOON RECEIVED 'RADAR SVC TERMINATED;' ETC. I SAID THAT I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN; WAITING ON FURTHER CLRNC. HE HANDED ME OFF. SEVERAL MINS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I AGAIN SAID THAT I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN; WAITING ON FURTHER CLRNC. I RECEIVED THE FURTHER CLRNC 30 MINS INTO THE FLT. I DEPARTED EXPECTING THE CLRNC TO BE FORTHCOMING. MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED TOO MUCH ON ENG OP; AND NOT ENOUGH ON AIRSPACE. I DID NOT CONSIDER THAT MY ACFT; DEPARTING DVT ON TIME AND CLBING EBOUND ON AN IFR FLT PLAN; WOULD ILLEGALLY CLB INTO THE PHOENIX CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLRNC. I WAS WRONG. AT NO TIME WAS I IN INST CONDITIONS. THE ONLY TFC WAS A SBOUND JET WELL ABOVE AND E OF ME; AND A LOW WING SINGLE ENG XING WELL BELOW ME. IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.