Cpr small transport unauthorized penetration of restricted area.

Attributes
ACN	102490
Time
Date	198901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	102490
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited penetrated airspace other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was the last leg of a long day. On our previous stop my boss invited me along with him, so I accepted. Most of the time I stay at the airport and prepare for the next leg. I did not have any charts with me when I left the airport. I checked the WX and it was good VFR. I was somewhat familiar with the area and so felt I would need little if any preparation. I did not review the flight. We departed cable airport at upland, ca. It was dark, which I had not anticipated, making chart review en route a little more challenging. Our destination was san diego. I established contact with ont approach. When received oceanside VOR I started proceeding direct. Ont approach eventually dropped radar service with no handoff but they suggested a san approach frequency and recommended a call in 10 mi. I contacted san approach and requested VFR advisories and a TCA clearance to san diego. I reported my position and was assigned a transponder code. The controller responded with, 'radar contact, you are in a restr area, turn left immediately to 060.' I complied and immediately got out my sectional chart which I had not looked at. Sure enough, I was right in the middle of restr area over pendleton marine base. The singular problem here was a lack of planning. Good VFR WX, night and the somewhat rushed feeling on departure set me up. I learned a lesson about planning, or the lack of it, with very little cost.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR SMT UNAUTH PENETRATION OF RESTRICTED AREA.

Narrative: IT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A LONG DAY. ON OUR PREVIOUS STOP MY BOSS INVITED ME ALONG WITH HIM, SO I ACCEPTED. MOST OF THE TIME I STAY AT THE ARPT AND PREPARE FOR THE NEXT LEG. I DID NOT HAVE ANY CHARTS WITH ME WHEN I LEFT THE ARPT. I CHKED THE WX AND IT WAS GOOD VFR. I WAS SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND SO FELT I WOULD NEED LITTLE IF ANY PREPARATION. I DID NOT REVIEW THE FLT. WE DEPARTED CABLE ARPT AT UPLAND, CA. IT WAS DARK, WHICH I HAD NOT ANTICIPATED, MAKING CHART REVIEW ENRTE A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING. OUR DEST WAS SAN DIEGO. I ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH ONT APCH. WHEN RECEIVED OCEANSIDE VOR I STARTED PROCEEDING DIRECT. ONT APCH EVENTUALLY DROPPED RADAR SVC WITH NO HDOF BUT THEY SUGGESTED A SAN APCH FREQ AND RECOMMENDED A CALL IN 10 MI. I CONTACTED SAN APCH AND REQUESTED VFR ADVISORIES AND A TCA CLRNC TO SAN DIEGO. I RPTED MY POS AND WAS ASSIGNED A XPONDER CODE. THE CTLR RESPONDED WITH, 'RADAR CONTACT, YOU ARE IN A RESTR AREA, TURN LEFT IMMEDIATELY TO 060.' I COMPLIED AND IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT MY SECTIONAL CHART WHICH I HAD NOT LOOKED AT. SURE ENOUGH, I WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF RESTR AREA OVER PENDLETON MARINE BASE. THE SINGULAR PROB HERE WAS A LACK OF PLANNING. GOOD VFR WX, NIGHT AND THE SOMEWHAT RUSHED FEELING ON DEP SET ME UP. I LEARNED A LESSON ABOUT PLANNING, OR THE LACK OF IT, WITH VERY LITTLE COST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.