C182 pilot reports being informed during approach that he has violated a tfr. Notams had not been co...

Narrative:

I had checked the weather and it would be clear for the flight. The aircraft is equipped with a garmin aera 510 and it has a subscription for xm WX satellite weather support. One of the features of this subscription is that it is supposed to show tfrs. Because of this feature; I had not checked for tfrs. I also receive emails from [an aviation organization] about tfrs and had not received one. It was a VFR flight; I avoided all controlled airspace and did not communicate with anyone on the radio. I did monitor the frequencies of the airports I passed close by. I made CTAF radio calls starting at 7 miles out. As I was turning final to land I received a radio call from another aircraft telling me that I had just violated a tfr and approach was trying to get a hold of me. I called approach and identified myself but was unable to hear them. After landing; I called the FAA to identify myself and answered questions they had for me. I have contacted [the aviation organization] and asked why I had not received an email about the tfr and they explained that they only notify a pilot of tfr's within a 250 mile radius of their home. As my home address is [beyond that]; I was not sent an email. I contacted sirius xm and asked why I did not receive the tfr on my unit. They would not answer via email. So I called them and they said the unit needed to be updated or it needed a refresh signal to update the unit. I thought that I had planned my trip properly and had two systems that should have alerted me of the tfr. Neither did. I understand that they are doing it as a courtesy; but it would be a good idea for [the aviation organization] to include a notice about the 250 mile radius; so that the other pilots don't make the same mistake I did and assume that they will receive an email for all tfr's. The same with the sirius disclaimer about trusting them as a sole source for tfr's could keep another pilot out of trouble. I have had one other pilot tell me about sirius xm failing to show them a tfr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 pilot reports being informed during approach that he has violated a TFR. NOTAMs had not been consulted prior to flight with the reporter assuming that the onboard XM device would display any TFRs along the route of flight and it did not.

Narrative: I had checked the weather and it would be clear for the flight. The aircraft is equipped with a Garmin Aera 510 and it has a subscription for XM WX Satellite Weather Support. One of the features of this subscription is that it is supposed to show TFRs. Because of this feature; I had not checked for TFRs. I also receive emails from [an Aviation Organization] about TFRs and had not received one. It was a VFR flight; I avoided all controlled airspace and did not communicate with anyone on the radio. I did monitor the frequencies of the airports I passed close by. I made CTAF radio calls starting at 7 miles out. As I was turning final to land I received a radio call from another aircraft telling me that I had just violated a TFR and Approach was trying to get a hold of me. I called Approach and identified myself but was unable to hear them. After landing; I called the FAA to identify myself and answered questions they had for me. I have contacted [the Aviation Organization] and asked why I had not received an email about the TFR and they explained that they only notify a pilot of TFR's within a 250 mile radius of their home. As my home address is [beyond that]; I was not sent an email. I contacted Sirius XM and asked why I did not receive the TFR on my unit. They would not answer via email. So I called them and they said the unit needed to be updated or it needed a refresh signal to update the unit. I thought that I had planned my trip properly and had two systems that should have alerted me of the TFR. Neither did. I understand that they are doing it as a courtesy; but it would be a good idea for [the Aviation Organization] to include a notice about the 250 mile radius; so that the other pilots don't make the same mistake I did and assume that they will receive an email for all TFR's. The same with the Sirius disclaimer about trusting them as a sole source for TFR's could keep another pilot out of trouble. I have had one other pilot tell me about Sirius XM failing to show them a TFR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1083120
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38.9 Flight Crew Total 3450 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types

C182 pilot reports being informed during approach that he has violated a tfr. Notams had not been consulted prior to flight with the reporter assuming that the onboard xm device would display any tfrs along the route of flight and it did not.