Part 91 pilot erroneously entered Class B airspace while departing TEB airport.
Synopsis
Part 91 pilot erroneously entered Class B airspace while departing TEB airport.
Narrative
Rewritten in plain English from NASA’s original all-caps telegraphic report — facts, figures, and terminology preserved.
Class D tower controller assigned me a discrete transponder code as part of a clearance for VFR departure which did not include any altitude restriction. In the past, when I have departed TEB, I was handed off to ZNY or approach.
On climbout from TEB, I asked the controller about my handoff. He said he wasn't giving me one. I was momentarily distracted and climbed into the base of the NYC Class B airspace by 100 feet. Why do they give a discrete code to VFR planes without a handoff?
Show the original NASA report (verbatim, telegraphic)
CLASS D TWR CTLR ASSIGNED ME A DISCRETE XPONDER CODE AS PART OF A CLRNC FOR VFR DEP WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE ANY ALT RESTR. IN THE PAST; WHEN I HAVE DEPARTED TEB; I WAS HANDED OFF TO ZNY OR APCH. ON CLBOUT FROM TEB; I ASKED THE CTLR ABOUT MY HDOF. HE SAID HE WASN'T GIVING ME ONE. I WAS MOMENTARILY DISTR AND CLBED INTO THE BASE OF THE NYC CLASS B AIRSPACE BY 100 FT. WHY DO THEY GIVE A DISCRETE CODE TO VFR PLANES WITHOUT A HDOF?
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.