Aircraft penetrated restricted area without authorization.

Attributes
ACN	111545
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ocn
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : san
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	111545
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 5/sat/89, at approximately XXXX pm PDT, I departed myf VFR en route to bur. I obtained a san TCA clearance from myf ground and complied with each direction of san approach through 2 controllers. South of the oceanside VORTAC, leveling at 6500' nwbnd under positive control, I requested direct pomona VORTAC. The controller replied, 'what heading will you need for pomona?' I requested (with reference to my LORAN) approximately 315 degrees. The controller stated, 'that's approved.' when he sated the approved vector,I naturally assumed R2503 was cold, as it was a weekend. I told up the new heading, tuned and idented the pomona VORTAC (110.4) and proceeded as cleared. WX was cavu. At approximately XXXX the san controller called unexpectedly on 127.3, I believe, and stated, 'radar service terminated, squawk XXXX, avoid the restr area.' I immediately banked the airplane steeply to the right, checked the oceanside VORTAC, and determined that I had been north of the oceanside VORTAC and inside R3502 (through which I believe I had been cleared) when I was terminated by san. I immediately requested the next sector frequency from san approach and received 124.10 coast approach. I called coast approach immediately, requested flight following, received a transponder code, and idented. The controller told me at once that I was in a restr area. I replied that my heading had been approved by san approach. The controller turned me to a heading of 010 degrees and I exited the restr area within 2 mins. There were no other airplanes in sight, no traffic was called and there was no incident. Before leaving coast approach, I asked him if there was going to be a problem involving the restr area situation. He replied, 'negative.' I believe this problem was caused by the fact that san approach put me on a vector through R2503, forgot about me, realized their mistake, and terminated me inside R2503. At all times during this situation, I felt I had been cleared direct pomona and I was complying under positive control with assigned vectors through an inactive restr area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT PENETRATED RESTRICTED AREA WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

Narrative: ON 5/SAT/89, AT APPROX XXXX PM PDT, I DEPARTED MYF VFR ENRTE TO BUR. I OBTAINED A SAN TCA CLRNC FROM MYF GND AND COMPLIED WITH EACH DIRECTION OF SAN APCH THROUGH 2 CTLRS. S OF THE OCEANSIDE VORTAC, LEVELING AT 6500' NWBND UNDER POSITIVE CTL, I REQUESTED DIRECT POMONA VORTAC. THE CTLR REPLIED, 'WHAT HDG WILL YOU NEED FOR POMONA?' I REQUESTED (WITH REF TO MY LORAN) APPROX 315 DEGS. THE CTLR STATED, 'THAT'S APPROVED.' WHEN HE SATED THE APPROVED VECTOR,I NATURALLY ASSUMED R2503 WAS COLD, AS IT WAS A WEEKEND. I TOLD UP THE NEW HDG, TUNED AND IDENTED THE POMONA VORTAC (110.4) AND PROCEEDED AS CLRED. WX WAS CAVU. AT APPROX XXXX THE SAN CTLR CALLED UNEXPECTEDLY ON 127.3, I BELIEVE, AND STATED, 'RADAR SVC TERMINATED, SQUAWK XXXX, AVOID THE RESTR AREA.' I IMMEDIATELY BANKED THE AIRPLANE STEEPLY TO THE RIGHT, CHKED THE OCEANSIDE VORTAC, AND DETERMINED THAT I HAD BEEN N OF THE OCEANSIDE VORTAC AND INSIDE R3502 (THROUGH WHICH I BELIEVE I HAD BEEN CLRED) WHEN I WAS TERMINATED BY SAN. I IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED THE NEXT SECTOR FREQ FROM SAN APCH AND RECEIVED 124.10 COAST APCH. I CALLED COAST APCH IMMEDIATELY, REQUESTED FLT FOLLOWING, RECEIVED A XPONDER CODE, AND IDENTED. THE CTLR TOLD ME AT ONCE THAT I WAS IN A RESTR AREA. I REPLIED THAT MY HDG HAD BEEN APPROVED BY SAN APCH. THE CTLR TURNED ME TO A HDG OF 010 DEGS AND I EXITED THE RESTR AREA WITHIN 2 MINS. THERE WERE NO OTHER AIRPLANES IN SIGHT, NO TFC WAS CALLED AND THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. BEFORE LEAVING COAST APCH, I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PROB INVOLVING THE RESTR AREA SITUATION. HE REPLIED, 'NEGATIVE.' I BELIEVE THIS PROB WAS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT SAN APCH PUT ME ON A VECTOR THROUGH R2503, FORGOT ABOUT ME, REALIZED THEIR MISTAKE, AND TERMINATED ME INSIDE R2503. AT ALL TIMES DURING THIS SITUATION, I FELT I HAD BEEN CLRED DIRECT POMONA AND I WAS COMPLYING UNDER POSITIVE CTL WITH ASSIGNED VECTORS THROUGH AN INACTIVE RESTR AREA.

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.