Unauthorized and uncoord arsa penetration by small aircraft on a non flight plan VMC flight.

Attributes
ACN	125294
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cbm
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cbm
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other 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 : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	125294
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified atc
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a heading of 315 degree out of tuscaloosa, al, to tupelo, ms, I intended to pass on the northeast edge of the columbus, ms AFB arsa. This was on oct/sat/89 at about mid pm CST. Conditions were VFR, and I did not contact any ATC frequency, since I was not intending to pass through the arsa. Upon landing in tupelo, I was told by a local, based in tupelo that I had passed through the northeast edge of the arsa and he indicated that I had a 'violation'. I did not ask how he knew this fact. I attempted to contact columbus ATC, to discuss this information with them. To find out what my error was, etc, and to apologize, if indeed, I was in error. However, if I did go into the arsa, it was a matter of my not paying proper attention to the sectional charts. Tuscaloosa is on one chart, tupelo on another, and the columbus AFB is on another. I may have assured that I only needed to tcl and tup sectionals. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter was humbled by this arsa penetration and said it was a matter of not paying proper attention to preflight planning and chart overlay. Says it will not happen again and that he plans better use of en route frequencys for communication purposes. Observer that reported penetration was a CFI that had gotten a call in the air from cbm controller reporting the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH AND UNCOORD ARSA PENETRATION BY SMA ON A NON FLT PLAN VMC FLT.

Narrative: ON A HDG OF 315 DEG OUT OF TUSCALOOSA, AL, TO TUPELO, MS, I INTENDED TO PASS ON THE NE EDGE OF THE COLUMBUS, MS AFB ARSA. THIS WAS ON OCT/SAT/89 AT ABOUT MID PM CST. CONDITIONS WERE VFR, AND I DID NOT CONTACT ANY ATC FREQ, SINCE I WAS NOT INTENDING TO PASS THROUGH THE ARSA. UPON LNDG IN TUPELO, I WAS TOLD BY A LCL, BASED IN TUPELO THAT I HAD PASSED THROUGH THE NE EDGE OF THE ARSA AND HE INDICATED THAT I HAD A 'VIOLATION'. I DID NOT ASK HOW HE KNEW THIS FACT. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT COLUMBUS ATC, TO DISCUSS THIS INFO WITH THEM. TO FIND OUT WHAT MY ERROR WAS, ETC, AND TO APOLOGIZE, IF INDEED, I WAS IN ERROR. HOWEVER, IF I DID GO INTO THE ARSA, IT WAS A MATTER OF MY NOT PAYING PROPER ATTN TO THE SECTIONAL CHARTS. TUSCALOOSA IS ON ONE CHART, TUPELO ON ANOTHER, AND THE COLUMBUS AFB IS ON ANOTHER. I MAY HAVE ASSURED THAT I ONLY NEEDED TO TCL AND TUP SECTIONALS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER WAS HUMBLED BY THIS ARSA PENETRATION AND SAID IT WAS A MATTER OF NOT PAYING PROPER ATTN TO PREFLT PLANNING AND CHART OVERLAY. SAYS IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT HE PLANS BETTER USE OF ENRTE FREQS FOR COM PURPOSES. OBSERVER THAT REPORTED PENETRATION WAS A CFI THAT HAD GOTTEN A CALL IN THE AIR FROM CBM CTLR REPORTING THE EVENT.

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.