Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 4800; Flight Crew Type 800
Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airspace Structure; Human Factors
While flying VFR from San Carlos Airport south of the Dumbarton Bridge; I was navigating via a TAC SFO area current chart while transitioning from easterly to a southerly heading. I selected the Tower freq of Hayward to have awareness of any possible airplanes in my vicinity. While listening on the Tower freq; I got a blind call out from the tower on my position in relation to Hayward airport; so I responded and was advised I had entered class D without permission and I Idented my position as asked by the Tower and exited southward along the waterline. I had established two way communications with them; and they asked me to file a pilot deviation form via a phone call in which I did after the flight review I was conducting. I was constantly aware of my position; and according to my navigation; did not enter the airspace in question; but am able to apply my situation to all future students and pilots requiring a flight review in the future.
After departing SQL; a C172 instructor pilot was informed by HWD Tower that he had entered HWD Class D without a clearance. The Instructor was using a SFO TAC for navigation and disputes the claim that he was in Class D.