INBOUND TO SMO; C172 PLT EXPERIENCES PHYSICAL PROBS CAUSING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION RESULTING IN A LAX CLASS B VIOLATION.

Report 1 | Narrative: APCHING SMO; CONTACT WITH TWR; ON THIRD AVIATION ORIENTATION PROGRAM FLT OF THE DAY; APPROX 3 MI FROM SMO; BOTH OF MY EARS SUDDENLY BLOCKED COMPLETELY. I BECAME SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; OVERFLEW SMO; HDG S FOR LAX. I WAS ABLE FINALLY TO UNBLOCK MY EARS AND REALIZED THAT I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO LAX AND POSSIBLY INTRUDED INTO LAX AIRSPACE. I MADE A HARD L TURN AND HEADED BACK TO SMO ON THE S DOWNWIND (I WAS APCHING FROM THE N ORIGINALLY). I RPTED DIZZINESS AND LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TO SMO TWR. THEY INSERTED ME INTO THE PATTERN AND I LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

BECAUSE OF THE EAR PROB; I MADE NO FURTHER FLTS AND RETURNED THE PLANE TO THE RENTAL FBO.

Report 1 | Synopsis: INBOUND TO SMO; C172 PLT EXPERIENCES PHYSICAL PROBS CAUSING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION RESULTING IN A LAX CLASS B VIOLATION.