Small aircraft penetrates restricted area R3002A without authority/authorized.

Attributes
ACN	163458
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : csg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2300 msl bound upper : 2300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : csg
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 416 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	163458
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were nwbnd on V321 southeast of the columbus, GA, arsa. 21 mi out, radio contact was made with columbus approach stating our position, course, and altitude. Columbus provided a squawk code which was entered. Columbus approach had a heavy workload and there was a delay acknowledging radar contact. We were concerned about the delay since we were approaching a restr area controled by columbus ATC. Columbus then contacted us verifying radar contact and advised that we were in the restr area and a course of 180 degrees was required to clear the area. A turn to 180 degrees was initiated immediately and acknowledged to columbus. Within 30 seconds, we started receiving vectors turning us to west indicating that we had cleared the restr area and that our penetration into the restr area wasn't much more than 1 mi. Due the special nature of the columbus arsa, the normal procedure of radio contact at a 20 mi distance is insufficient when approaching from the southeast. It does not allow for small navigational error or unavoidable delays caused by heavy workloads by the controller. We will try to establish radio contact 30 mi out in future flts to provide more time for vectoring.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PENETRATES RESTRICTED AREA R3002A WITHOUT AUTH.

Narrative: WE WERE NWBND ON V321 SE OF THE COLUMBUS, GA, ARSA. 21 MI OUT, RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH COLUMBUS APCH STATING OUR POS, COURSE, AND ALT. COLUMBUS PROVIDED A SQUAWK CODE WHICH WAS ENTERED. COLUMBUS APCH HAD A HVY WORKLOAD AND THERE WAS A DELAY ACKNOWLEDGING RADAR CONTACT. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELAY SINCE WE WERE APCHING A RESTR AREA CTLED BY COLUMBUS ATC. COLUMBUS THEN CONTACTED US VERIFYING RADAR CONTACT AND ADVISED THAT WE WERE IN THE RESTR AREA AND A COURSE OF 180 DEGS WAS REQUIRED TO CLR THE AREA. A TURN TO 180 DEGS WAS INITIATED IMMEDIATELY AND ACKNOWLEDGED TO COLUMBUS. WITHIN 30 SECS, WE STARTED RECEIVING VECTORS TURNING US TO W INDICATING THAT WE HAD CLRED THE RESTR AREA AND THAT OUR PENETRATION INTO THE RESTR AREA WASN'T MUCH MORE THAN 1 MI. DUE THE SPECIAL NATURE OF THE COLUMBUS ARSA, THE NORMAL PROC OF RADIO CONTACT AT A 20 MI DISTANCE IS INSUFFICIENT WHEN APCHING FROM THE SE. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SMALL NAVIGATIONAL ERROR OR UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS CAUSED BY HVY WORKLOADS BY THE CTLR. WE WILL TRY TO ESTABLISH RADIO CONTACT 30 MI OUT IN FUTURE FLTS TO PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR VECTORING.

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.