Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0.8; Flight Crew Total 193; Flight Crew Type 174
Situational Awareness; Confusion
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Exited Penetrated Airspace
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
The flight was to keep me current for both day and night flight. This COVID-19 thing has kept me from flying lately. Typically I do this with a general currency flight that starts during daylight and ends at night; so I can get my 3 landings in. I also go through flight Maneuvers as a part of the currency. That day I did slow flight; Power on and power off stalls as well as steep turns. I was feeling a little disoriented so discretion being the better part of valor I decided to head back to ZZZ. My preparation for the flight was flawed: 1) I didn't protect my night vision 2) I didn't properly get the aircraft set up for night flying 3) I didn't have my firelight app set up [as it should] have been. When I headed back I flew through ZZZ Class D airspace without communicating. I usually fly around the space and I didn't realize I had entered it until I looked down at the airport. It is very close to ZZZ1 and I just wanted to get the plane on the ground at that point.
GA pilot experienced an airspace incursion while returning from a practice flight. Pilot reported not being fully prepared for the flight and had not flown lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic.