Pilot of light twin talking to ZID inadvertently enters R-5503.

Attributes
ACN	154159
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yrk
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8500 msl bound upper : 8500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 825 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	154159
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : entry non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Preflight planning included looking at a VFR planning chart (which later turned out to be out of date) and a current sectional (cvg) for a VFR trip from cmh to mkl. Cmh clearance delivery cleared me to york VOR as filed (190 degree and 4500'). Upon climb out at 4300', I saw that I would not be 'on top' and asked the departure controller for higher. He replied altitude at pilots discretion, at which time I continued to 8300'. The controller then handed me off to indy center; same transponder code. Upon radar identify by indy center he informed me that I was in R-5503. He asked if my charts were current. I checked my sectional and it was current until jan 1991, then rechked the planning chart and discovered that it had expired. The controller informed me that R-5503 had been expanded eward and vectored me to the east to exit. Things that would have avoided the excursion, my having caught the expired planning chart date. Cmh departure monitoring the restr area, especially if it has been repositioned or expanded. The light blue color or the boundary on the current sectional chart did not stand out enough, compared to the magenta boundary of the brush creek MOA boundary which was where the old boundary of R-5503 was. Because there was the brighter bold magenta shading on the chart where I was expecting it to be, I failed to notice the light blue boundary moved east.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LIGHT TWIN TALKING TO ZID INADVERTENTLY ENTERS R-5503.

Narrative: PREFLT PLANNING INCLUDED LOOKING AT A VFR PLANNING CHART (WHICH LATER TURNED OUT TO BE OUT OF DATE) AND A CURRENT SECTIONAL (CVG) FOR A VFR TRIP FROM CMH TO MKL. CMH CLRNC DELIVERY CLRED ME TO YORK VOR AS FILED (190 DEG AND 4500'). UPON CLBOUT AT 4300', I SAW THAT I WOULD NOT BE 'ON TOP' AND ASKED THE DEP CTLR FOR HIGHER. HE REPLIED ALT AT PLTS DISCRETION, AT WHICH TIME I CONTINUED TO 8300'. THE CTLR THEN HANDED ME OFF TO INDY CTR; SAME XPONDER CODE. UPON RADAR IDENT BY INDY CTR HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS IN R-5503. HE ASKED IF MY CHARTS WERE CURRENT. I CHKED MY SECTIONAL AND IT WAS CURRENT UNTIL JAN 1991, THEN RECHKED THE PLANNING CHART AND DISCOVERED THAT IT HAD EXPIRED. THE CTLR INFORMED ME THAT R-5503 HAD BEEN EXPANDED EWARD AND VECTORED ME TO THE E TO EXIT. THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE AVOIDED THE EXCURSION, MY HAVING CAUGHT THE EXPIRED PLANNING CHART DATE. CMH DEP MONITORING THE RESTR AREA, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS BEEN REPOSITIONED OR EXPANDED. THE LIGHT BLUE COLOR OR THE BOUNDARY ON THE CURRENT SECTIONAL CHART DID NOT STAND OUT ENOUGH, COMPARED TO THE MAGENTA BOUNDARY OF THE BRUSH CREEK MOA BOUNDARY WHICH WAS WHERE THE OLD BOUNDARY OF R-5503 WAS. BECAUSE THERE WAS THE BRIGHTER BOLD MAGENTA SHADING ON THE CHART WHERE I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE, I FAILED TO NOTICE THE LIGHT BLUE BOUNDARY MOVED E.

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.