GA small aircraft unauthorized penetration of airspace.

Attributes
ACN	161611
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v16
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	161611
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable 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:

Reporter proceeding east on 80 degree right at 9500'. En route from psp to sjn, reporter tried to obtain flight following but ZLA was too busy to provide it due to heavy traffic out of psp because of convention in palm springs. The first approach facility reporter could contact was phx approach, who advised reporter to call yuma approach when reporter arrived at his destination. Reporter may or may not have penetrated restr airspace, but reporter attempted to fly V16 and may have drifted off course due to strong xwinds. Reporter tried to call lax ARTCC but they were too busy to provide flight following. Reporter did not realize he could have called yuma approach, but at the time reporter did not realize that yuma approach provided sep for VFR aircraft fling near yuma restr airspace. En route charts should provide yuma approach frequencys on en route charts. There is a footnote-a on VFR operations on V16 mon-sat XA00-XT00 stating that all aircraft operating along V16 shall operate at 2000' MSL or lower or 5500' MSL or higher. Reporter operating along V16 was operating at 9500' MSL. Minimum en route altitude is 6000' MSL. Footnote-a on commercial low altitude en route chart should also include yuma approach control. Reporter was unaware that yuma approach zealously guards the outer most fringes of its restr airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE.

Narrative: RPTR PROCEEDING E ON 80 DEG R AT 9500'. ENRTE FROM PSP TO SJN, RPTR TRIED TO OBTAIN FLT FOLLOWING BUT ZLA WAS TOO BUSY TO PROVIDE IT DUE TO HEAVY TFC OUT OF PSP BECAUSE OF CONVENTION IN PALM SPRINGS. THE FIRST APCH FAC RPTR COULD CONTACT WAS PHX APCH, WHO ADVISED RPTR TO CALL YUMA APCH WHEN RPTR ARRIVED AT HIS DEST. RPTR MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PENETRATED RESTR AIRSPACE, BUT RPTR ATTEMPTED TO FLY V16 AND MAY HAVE DRIFTED OFF COURSE DUE TO STRONG XWINDS. RPTR TRIED TO CALL LAX ARTCC BUT THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO PROVIDE FLT FOLLOWING. RPTR DID NOT REALIZE HE COULD HAVE CALLED YUMA APCH, BUT AT THE TIME RPTR DID NOT REALIZE THAT YUMA APCH PROVIDED SEP FOR VFR ACFT FLING NEAR YUMA RESTR AIRSPACE. ENRTE CHARTS SHOULD PROVIDE YUMA APCH FREQS ON ENRTE CHARTS. THERE IS A FOOTNOTE-A ON VFR OPS ON V16 MON-SAT XA00-XT00 STATING THAT ALL ACFT OPERATING ALONG V16 SHALL OPERATE AT 2000' MSL OR LOWER OR 5500' MSL OR HIGHER. RPTR OPERATING ALONG V16 WAS OPERATING AT 9500' MSL. MINIMUM ENRTE ALT IS 6000' MSL. FOOTNOTE-A ON COMMERCIAL LOW ALT ENRTE CHART SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE YUMA APCH CTL. RPTR WAS UNAWARE THAT YUMA APCH ZEALOUSLY GUARDS THE OUTER MOST FRINGES OF ITS RESTR AIRSPACE.

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.