PA28 PLT PENETRATES HPN CLASS D AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC.

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UPON RETURNING FROM A NIGHTTIME VFR FLT FROM POU ARPT; I DECIDED TO SEE THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE AT NIGHT; USING THE PRESCRIBED VFR ROUTING ALONG THE HUDSON RIVER. I REACHED THE 'NORTHPORT STACKS' (VISUAL RPTING POINT FOR FRG; 13 MI NE OF SAID ARPT). I TURNED W TO A HDG OF 280 DEGS AND DSNDED TO 1200 FT AGL IN ORDER TO TRANSIT UNDER THE NEW YORK CLASS B AIRSPACE. APPROX 6 MI FROM THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT SHORELINE; I DROPPED A FULL CAN OF SODA; WHICH ENDED UP WEDGED UNDER THE R RUDDER CTL PEDAL. DURING THE NEXT 5-7 MINS IT TOOK TO REMOVE THE SODA CAN; I CROSSED THE SHORELINE AND; I BELIEVE; ENTERED HPN AIRSPACE WITHOUT CLRNC. I SAW THE ARPT AND EXECUTED AN IMMEDIATE 180 DEG TURN AND RETURNED TO FRG. THE EVENT UNNERVED ME SO MUCH; I CANNOT VERIFY IF I ASKED PERMISSION FROM FRG GND CTL TO RETURN TO THE PLANE'S PARKING SPOT. SINCE I AM A NEWLY CERTIFIED PVT PLT; I BELIEVE MY TRAINING LACKS PRACTICE IN CUMULATIVE PROBS; WHICH RESULT FROM A SINGLE EVENT. I DID NOT LOSE CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AT ANY TIME; HOWEVER; MY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH REMOVING THE CAN; RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS ACTION WHICH COULD HAVE AFFECTED THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AS MYSELF. MUCH TRAINING IS GIVEN ENG FAILURES; ELECTRICAL AND COM PROBS. THIS WAS A SMALL PROB WHICH ELEVATED TO A MAJOR ONE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I REALIZE THAT MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND LOW FLT TIME CONTRIBUTED HEAVILY TO THESE 2 INCIDENTS. FOR ME AND MY FUTURE AS A PLT; I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT AN EXCESSIVE ATTN TO DETAIL WILL NEVER LET AN EVENT LIKE THIS GET OUT OF CTL AGAIN.