Low time small aircraft pilot has many experiences in unauthorized penetration of airspaces.

Attributes
ACN	174532
Time
Date	199104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buf airport : iag
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : buf artcc : zny
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 126
ASRS Report	174530
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying a bit above the niagara falls and I didn't understand the sightseeing tour described into the airport facility director, so I quit the tour and went back to the niagara falls airport. I asked someone at the how to fly that route, but he couldn't help me. I've been trying to do it again and again. I made the mistake of flying over the falls! P.T.O. I was en route from the salingsgrove VOR to the ravine VOR. I arrived faster than I thought and then turned to 160 degree right outbnd. This didn't work out too great, and now I don't know whether I was in R5802B. I think I was east of it, but I'm not sure. I contacted harrisburg approach. I was flying totally wrong. I think I even have been in the buf arsa again because I went too far south after flying over niagara falls airfield. I followed the water and flew around the big island. I shouldn't have done that. I thought that that was the island pictured in the airport facility directory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOW TIME SMA PLT HAS MANY EXPERIENCES IN UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACES.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A BIT ABOVE THE NIAGARA FALLS AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SIGHTSEEING TOUR DESCRIBED INTO THE ARPT FAC DIRECTOR, SO I QUIT THE TOUR AND WENT BACK TO THE NIAGARA FALLS ARPT. I ASKED SOMEONE AT THE HOW TO FLY THAT RTE, BUT HE COULDN'T HELP ME. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF FLYING OVER THE FALLS! P.T.O. I WAS ENRTE FROM THE SALINGSGROVE VOR TO THE RAVINE VOR. I ARRIVED FASTER THAN I THOUGHT AND THEN TURNED TO 160 DEG R OUTBND. THIS DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO GREAT, AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I WAS IN R5802B. I THINK I WAS E OF IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE. I CONTACTED HARRISBURG APCH. I WAS FLYING TOTALLY WRONG. I THINK I EVEN HAVE BEEN IN THE BUF ARSA AGAIN BECAUSE I WENT TOO FAR S AFTER FLYING OVER NIAGARA FALLS AIRFIELD. I FOLLOWED THE WATER AND FLEW AROUND THE BIG ISLAND. I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT. I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS THE ISLAND PICTURED IN THE ARPT FAC DIRECTORY.

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.