Unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	159574
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14500 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 914 flight time type : 320
ASRS Report	159574
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While operating on a VFR flight from akron-canton, oh to foley, al, my flight path apparently entered restr airspace, R5503A, east of cincinnati. Prior to reaching the area, operating at 14500' MSL, I checked the chart. There is an area designated brush creek MOA, with an indicated upper altitude of 4000' MSL and a floor of 100' AGL. This same are has another data block: R5503A with an upper altitude of FL600 and a floor of 4500' MSL. These designations caused confusion and I believed (mistakenly) that the upper limit of the 2 areas was 6000' MSL, when in fact it was 60000', or FL600. The chart (commercial low 28) does not clearly depict where R5503A is bounded visibility-a-visibility brush creek MOA. This confusion led to an inadvertent and not deliberate penetration of R5503A. This reporter is filed after 10 days following the incident. Within 10 days following this incident I was told by an FAA rep, mr. X at 513/phone #, that filing this report would be of no avail re: any civil penalty or certificate action. I believe, however,, that this report should be filed and believe mr. X may have misled me, even if unintentionally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE OPERATING ON A VFR FLT FROM AKRON-CANTON, OH TO FOLEY, AL, MY FLT PATH APPARENTLY ENTERED RESTR AIRSPACE, R5503A, E OF CINCINNATI. PRIOR TO REACHING THE AREA, OPERATING AT 14500' MSL, I CHKED THE CHART. THERE IS AN AREA DESIGNATED BRUSH CREEK MOA, WITH AN INDICATED UPPER ALT OF 4000' MSL AND A FLOOR OF 100' AGL. THIS SAME ARE HAS ANOTHER DATA BLOCK: R5503A WITH AN UPPER ALT OF FL600 AND A FLOOR OF 4500' MSL. THESE DESIGNATIONS CAUSED CONFUSION AND I BELIEVED (MISTAKENLY) THAT THE UPPER LIMIT OF THE 2 AREAS WAS 6000' MSL, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS 60000', OR FL600. THE CHART (COMMERCIAL LOW 28) DOES NOT CLEARLY DEPICT WHERE R5503A IS BOUNDED VIS-A-VIS BRUSH CREEK MOA. THIS CONFUSION LED TO AN INADVERTENT AND NOT DELIBERATE PENETRATION OF R5503A. THIS RPTR IS FILED AFTER 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. WITHIN 10 DAYS FOLLOWING THIS INCIDENT I WAS TOLD BY AN FAA REP, MR. X AT 513/PHONE #, THAT FILING THIS RPT WOULD BE OF NO AVAIL RE: ANY CIVIL PENALTY OR CERTIFICATE ACTION. I BELIEVE, HOWEVER,, THAT THIS RPT SHOULD BE FILED AND BELIEVE MR. X MAY HAVE MISLED ME, EVEN IF UNINTENTIONALLY.

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.