GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	150688
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : shb
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : huf
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	150688
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a VFR flight I contacted hulman approach control for VFR flight following to destination of dec. Departure point was luk. Hulmanapch control advised me to call ZID supervisor after landing. The supervisor stated the radar/computer plotted my track as going through R-3401. I know, based on preflight planning and ground references I was not in R03401 nor would my ground track have taken me into R-3401. I would suggest positive ground check points or VOR radials and DME fixes be used to define special use airspace boundaries and that these be printed on VFR sectionals to eliminate any errors in the map printing or pilot navigation process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT I CONTACTED HULMAN APCH CTL FOR VFR FLT FOLLOWING TO DEST OF DEC. DEP POINT WAS LUK. HULMANAPCH CTL ADVISED ME TO CALL ZID SUPVR AFTER LNDG. THE SUPVR STATED THE RADAR/COMPUTER PLOTTED MY TRACK AS GOING THROUGH R-3401. I KNOW, BASED ON PREFLT PLANNING AND GND REFERENCES I WAS NOT IN R03401 NOR WOULD MY GND TRACK HAVE TAKEN ME INTO R-3401. I WOULD SUGGEST POSITIVE GND CHK POINTS OR VOR RADIALS AND DME FIXES BE USED TO DEFINE SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE BOUNDARIES AND THAT THESE BE PRINTED ON VFR SECTIONALS TO ELIMINATE ANY ERRORS IN THE MAP PRINTING OR PLT NAV PROCESS.

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.