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Pilot of light twin engine aircraft proceeds VFR on top (no flight plan) into restricted area and gets a close look at a fighter interceptor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120039 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : agr |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 120039 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited penetrated airspace |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Returning from bartow to pbi I inadvertently strayed into R2901. I believe I was picked up on radar and an fgt Y military net was dispatched to intercept me. It came abreast, accelerated across my flight path, but without creating a danger. This restr area is constantly being intruded. It is a bombing range so that intrusions are dangerous, unfortunately it is located very close to 5-6 small but active airports: bartow, sebring, winter haven, lake wales, etc. To get to these airports you must come very close to the restr area particularly from the highly populated east coast of florida.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF LIGHT TWIN ENGINE ACFT PROCEEDS VFR ON TOP (NO FLT PLAN) INTO RESTRICTED AREA AND GETS A CLOSE LOOK AT A FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR.
Narrative: RETURNING FROM BARTOW TO PBI I INADVERTENTLY STRAYED INTO R2901. I BELIEVE I WAS PICKED UP ON RADAR AND AN FGT Y MIL NET WAS DISPATCHED TO INTERCEPT ME. IT CAME ABREAST, ACCELERATED ACROSS MY FLT PATH, BUT WITHOUT CREATING A DANGER. THIS RESTR AREA IS CONSTANTLY BEING INTRUDED. IT IS A BOMBING RANGE SO THAT INTRUSIONS ARE DANGEROUS, UNFORTUNATELY IT IS LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO 5-6 SMALL BUT ACTIVE ARPTS: BARTOW, SEBRING, WINTER HAVEN, LAKE WALES, ETC. TO GET TO THESE ARPTS YOU MUST COME VERY CLOSE TO THE RESTR AREA PARTICULARLY FROM THE HIGHLY POPULATED EAST COAST OF FLORIDA.
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.