PLT OF A C185 DEPARTED CHD ARPT AND EXPECTED VECTORS TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN SO NO ADVICE WAS ISSUED AND RPTR ENTERED CLASS B PRIOR TO CONTACTING TRACON.
Synopsis
PLT OF A C185 DEPARTED CHD ARPT AND EXPECTED VECTORS TO REMAIN CLR OF CLASS B AIRSPACE. HE WAS ON A VFR FLT PLAN SO NO ADVICE WAS ISSUED AND RPTR ENTERED CLASS B PRIOR TO CONTACTING TRACON.
Narrative
AFTER RECEIVING A WX BRIEFING; I PERFORMED A PREFLT ON A C185 ACFT LOCATED AT FBO; CHANDLER; AZ. I THEN LISTENED TO AWOS AT CHANDLER ARPT. I STARTED THE ENG AND CONTACTED THE TWR. THE TWR ASKED MY DIRECTION OF FLT AND IF I HAD AWOS. I CONFIRMED I HAD AWOS; THAT MY FLT WAS VFR; AND I WANTED TO INTERCEPT V190 AND GO DIRECT TO ALBUQUERQUE; NM. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT GND WHEN READY TO TAXI. I WAS GIVEN TAXI INSTRUCTIONS FROM GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 22R; AND TOLD TO CONTACT THE TWR WHEN READY TO DEPART. I SWITCHED TO THE TWR FREQ AND TOLD THEM I WAS READY FOR TKOF. THE TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF; SAID A R TURNOUT WAS APPROVED; AND TO TURN N 360 DEGS. I WAS NOT GIVEN AN ALT OR SPD RESTR. I SET UP THE ACFT FOR AN ENRTE CLB TO INTERSECT V190. VERY SHORTLY AFTER DEP; I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TWR HAD NOT AUTH ME TO SWITCH (CONTACT) PHX APCH; SO I CALLED THE TWR AND ASKED IF THEY WERE GOING TO HAND ME OFF TO PHX. THEY SAID 'NO;' HOWEVER; THEY GAVE ME A FREQ FOR PHX. I RPTED IN TO PHX APCH; WAS GIVEN A SQUAWK CODE; AND TOLD TO TURN TO A HDG OF 040 DEGS. I IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A R TURN TO 040 DEGS. DURING MY TURN; APCH ASKED MY ALT. I TOLD THEM; AND WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN 5500 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; APCH SAID THEY HAD A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ME; AND WANTED TO KNOW WHEN I WAS READY TO COPY. I CONTACTED APCH AND TOLD THEM I WAS READY TO COPY. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I HAD ENTERED CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT APPROVAL; AND TO CALL WHEN I ARRIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE. I DID CALL THE NUMBER WHEN I ARRIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE; AND IT WAS THE PHX APCH CTL. I SPOKE WITH A LADY AND SHE ASKED FOR MY PLT CERTIFICATE NUMBER; NAME; ADDRESS; AND PHONE NUMBER. I GAVE HER THE INFO AND TERMINATED THE CALL. I WAS VECTORED INTO THE PHX CLASS B AIRSPACE BY THE CHANDLER TWR. I THINK THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE TWR HAD NOT GIVEN ME A R TURNOUT; VECTORS TO THE N; AND/OR HAD AUTH ME TO SWITCH TO (CONTACT) PHX APCH SOONER.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.