Alleged unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	150942
Time
Date	199007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bak
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	150942
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	Navigational Facility
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On a VFR flight from luk to dec, R3401 was in my flight path. Approximately 30 mi east of R3401, I contacted ZID on 128.55 and was advised the restr area was hot from 19000' to sea level. At that point, I turned south, paralling a highway on my sectional which ran south of the restr area. I made an immediate turn of 30 degrees to the south after talking to center, then idented a roadway on my chart running south of the restr area and made a second turn to parallel that road. Upon landing at decatur, I was informed by the controller to call ZID and did so. Center claimed they tracked my aircraft going through R3401. According to VOR radials and sectional charts, I could not have gone through R3401. Perhaps ZID radar should be checked for accuracy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALLEGED UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT FROM LUK TO DEC, R3401 WAS IN MY FLT PATH. APPROX 30 MI E OF R3401, I CONTACTED ZID ON 128.55 AND WAS ADVISED THE RESTR AREA WAS HOT FROM 19000' TO SEA LEVEL. AT THAT POINT, I TURNED S, PARALLING A HWY ON MY SECTIONAL WHICH RAN S OF THE RESTR AREA. I MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN OF 30 DEGS TO THE S AFTER TALKING TO CTR, THEN IDENTED A ROADWAY ON MY CHART RUNNING S OF THE RESTR AREA AND MADE A SECOND TURN TO PARALLEL THAT ROAD. UPON LNDG AT DECATUR, I WAS INFORMED BY THE CTLR TO CALL ZID AND DID SO. CTR CLAIMED THEY TRACKED MY ACFT GOING THROUGH R3401. ACCORDING TO VOR RADIALS AND SECTIONAL CHARTS, I COULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH R3401. PERHAPS ZID RADAR SHOULD BE CHKED FOR ACCURACY.

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.