Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	148335
Time
Date	199006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abb
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Route In Use	approach : contact enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 615 flight time type : 470
ASRS Report	148335
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

*Pilot encounters WX en route and starts a deviation, using LORAN at first, then resorting to highway navigation. He misidentifies an airport and on that assumption flies into the very restr area he was trying to avoid. Cites being blown north of course as 1 factor, and that his navigation skills had deteriorated along with his effective use of VOR navigation. Advocates a combination of all navigation aids and also the value of obtaining proper WX briefings and evaluation. Going home syndrome was listed as a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: *PLT ENCOUNTERS WX ENRTE AND STARTS A DEVIATION, USING LORAN AT FIRST, THEN RESORTING TO HWY NAV. HE MISIDENTS AN ARPT AND ON THAT ASSUMPTION FLIES INTO THE VERY RESTR AREA HE WAS TRYING TO AVOID. CITES BEING BLOWN N OF COURSE AS 1 FACTOR, AND THAT HIS NAV SKILLS HAD DETERIORATED ALONG WITH HIS EFFECTIVE USE OF VOR NAV. ADVOCATES A COMBINATION OF ALL NAV AIDS AND ALSO THE VALUE OF OBTAINING PROPER WX BRIEFINGS AND EVALUATION. GOING HOME SYNDROME WAS LISTED AS A FACTOR.

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