Small aircraft pilot misreads chart, enters arsa without communication.

Attributes
ACN	150804
Time
Date	199007
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abq tracon : mcn
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 194 flight time type : 38
ASRS Report	150804
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inadvertent intrusion into albuquerque arsa. Misread top of arsa as 8400', actual 9400', passed through northeast corner, 2-3 mi inside at 8500'. Discovered when next looked at map for VOR frequency. Contributing factors. Not familiar with arsa area. Not intended direction of flight, flew around rain shower. Failure of HSI LORAN diverted attention. Human factors. Focused on autoplt problem, did not look close at map.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MISREADS CHART, ENTERS ARSA WITHOUT COM.

Narrative: INADVERTENT INTRUSION INTO ALBUQUERQUE ARSA. MISREAD TOP OF ARSA AS 8400', ACTUAL 9400', PASSED THROUGH NE CORNER, 2-3 MI INSIDE AT 8500'. DISCOVERED WHEN NEXT LOOKED AT MAP FOR VOR FREQ. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. NOT FAMILIAR WITH ARSA AREA. NOT INTENDED DIRECTION OF FLT, FLEW AROUND RAIN SHOWER. FAILURE OF HSI LORAN DIVERTED ATTN. HUMAN FACTORS. FOCUSED ON AUTOPLT PROB, DID NOT LOOK CLOSE AT MAP.

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.