A BE9 SPRAY PLANE WANDERS INTO THE CLASS B AIRSPACE OF LAX WHILE USING HIS GPS MAP FOR GUIDANCE. LAX CTLR CALLS HIM AS INVASIVE TFC TO TWR AT SMO; CA.

Narrative

I WAS THE CAPT OF A BE90 ALONG WITH MY FO FOR THE MEDFLY OP IN THE LOS ANGELES; CA; BASIN. I WAS IN COM WITH SMO TWR IN THEIR AIRSPACE WITH A SQUAWK CODE AND JUST N OF THE LOS ANGELES SURFACE CLASS B AIRSPACE FLYING AT APPROX 2100 FT MSL. I WAS IN WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS REGION 7 (SEE ATTACHED MAP) AND RACE TRACKING THE SOUTHERN PASSES; AS IS COMPANY POLICY. ON THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE REGION; I CAME CLOSE TO THE SURFACE CLASS B AIRSPACE; BUT DID NOT PENETRATE THE AIRSPACE (SEE BLACK ARROW ON MAP) AS I CONTINUED WBOUND SMO TWR TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO LAX TWR BECAUSE THE SUPVR WANTED TO TALK TO ME. THE SUPVR SAID; 'YOU ARE IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AND IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH TFC.' HE SAID THAT I SHOULD CHK MY GND REF. I DID NOT ARGUE WITH HIM SO I JUST SAID THAT I WAS USING OUR GPS MAP AND THANKED HIM FOR THE HEADS-UP. ON THE SUBSEQUENT SOUTHERN PASSES; I WAS IN COM WITH SMO AND LAX TWRS SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHEN I RETURNED TO BASE; I TOLD MY BOSS WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND ASKED THAT A MAP OF THE FLT BE PRINTED WHICH CLRLY SHOWS I WAS NOT IN THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. I HAVE MARKED THE MAP A LITTLE TO HELP ORIENT THE CLASS B AIRSPACE AND LAX.