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R22 instructor pilot reported that after landing they were asked to meet with federal officials for busting a tfr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1439008 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Robinson R22 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 2240 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Was enroute to ZZZ; with thoroughly prepared flight plan using FAA approved software foreflight. All area maps and software were current and reporting all active and inactive tfrs within state area. However; this tfr was not listed or declared as active. ZZZ tower contacted us while refueling at their facility; providing us with a number to contact. We asked ZZZ tower if we were clear to proceed on our flight; and they confirmed that we were. Shortly after we contacted ZZZ1 tower to be cleared into their airspace; which we were; but were instructed to contact approach. We contacted approach; and were cleared to proceed on our declared flight path; but were told to divert northbound to accommodate an inbound plane.after we cleared the inbound plane; they instructed us to proceed on our path; and contact tower. We contacted ZZZ1 tower; and were told to return to ZZZ1 airport on the helipad; and were provided the approach number to contact once we landed. We followed instructions; contacted approach upon landing; and were instructed to go inside the FBO; because someone wanted to speak with us. Federal agents interviewed myself; and the student pilot; and asked why we had busted the tfr. We immediately showed them our flight charts on foreflight; which listed no such active tfr. They understood at that point that we had done our research; and were not imposing a threat; and had not caused an issue; and dismissed us both.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R22 instructor pilot reported that after landing they were asked to meet with Federal officials for busting a TFR.
Narrative: Was enroute to ZZZ; with thoroughly prepared flight plan using FAA approved software Foreflight. All area maps and software were current and reporting all active and inactive TFRs within state area. However; this TFR was not listed or declared as active. ZZZ Tower contacted us while refueling at their facility; providing us with a number to contact. We asked ZZZ Tower if we were clear to proceed on our flight; and they confirmed that we were. Shortly after we contacted ZZZ1 tower to be cleared into their airspace; which we were; but were instructed to contact approach. We contacted approach; and were cleared to proceed on our declared flight path; but were told to divert northbound to accommodate an inbound plane.After we cleared the inbound plane; they instructed us to proceed on our path; and contact Tower. We contacted ZZZ1 Tower; and were told to return to ZZZ1 airport on the helipad; and were provided the approach number to contact once we landed. We followed instructions; contacted approach upon landing; and were instructed to go inside the FBO; because someone wanted to speak with us. Federal Agents interviewed myself; and the student pilot; and asked why we had busted the TFR. We immediately showed them our flight charts on Foreflight; which listed no such active TFR. They understood at that point that we had done our research; and were not imposing a threat; and had not caused an issue; and dismissed us both.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.